Number
#1

Date
10/1885

Title (Kanji)

Title (Rōmaji)

Description
Takao was a name used by eleven different famous Yoshiwara courtesans in the 17th and 18th centuries. The 6th Takao was known for her literary talents and is depicted in this print. She hears the call of a type of cuckoo, and thinks of her lover arriving at the boat landing in Komakata. She later composes the famous poem featured in this print.

Additional information

Year Published

1885

Size

Ōban

Signed

Yoshitoshi, Yoshitoshi giga

Seals

Taiso, Yoshitoshi, Yoshitoshi no in

Subjects

Moon, Women

Editions

First

Publisher

Akiyama Buemon

Block Carvers

Esen, Naoyama, Nigouchi Enkatsu, Unknown, Yamamoto, Yoshihisa