A courtesan in a red kimono lowers her gaze under falling blossoms

A half-length portrait of a young woman with an elaborate coiffure held by a gold comb, her gaze lowered. She wears a red kimono patterned with a small dotted swirl beneath a deep purple outer robe with a broad lapel, a blue collar figured with a white starburst pattern, and a black-and-grey checked garment draped over one shoulder. Pink cherry blossom petals drift around her. A yellow cartouche and the series title appear at the upper right; a text panel and a round red seal are at the left.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) was the last major master of ukiyo-e, working through the upheaval of the Meiji era. A pupil of Kuniyoshi, he moved from violent early war prints to the psychological intensity of his mature series — One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885–92) and New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts — in which history, legend and theatre are staged by moonlight. His draughtsmanship and unusual use of colour carried the woodblock print into the modern period. His prints are held by the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.