“Bath house house scene with geisha” Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita-e/Gako Engraving "Cypri Insulae Nova Descript

"Cypri Insulae Nova Descript

Inside he annotated the Travels of John Mandeville to Egypt and the Middle East

Condition: Worn marbled cardboard binding

This is plate 17 from the work: "How upper class people of Java parade the streets " The text reads:

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“Bath house house scene with geisha” Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita-e/Gako Engraving "Cypri Insulae Nova DescriptBath house house scene with geisha Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita e Gako Anonymous Utagawa school possibly Hokuba 1771 1844 Oban tate e 37 x 26cm Drawn in Chinese Ink not signed Marks and losses to the corners, creases and old fold. Generally good condition. This preparatory drawing shows a bath house scene. At the centre of the composition, a geisha holds court with a shamisen on her knee and a table full of food. Behind her