Kikukawa Eizan (Japan, 1787-1867) Triptych of prints, oban tate-e, Animation in front of the Iwaki Matsuya shop in Yoshiwara. Signed Kikukawa Eizan hitsu. Publisher Shimizu-ya. Censor stamp kiwame. Circa 1815 (Minor restoration, missing). Size: each 39 x 25.8 cm This triptych shows a busy street in front of the Iwaki Matsuya department stores', giving an idea of the city's population at the time. The Iwaki Matsuya shop specialised in silks and textiles and was one of the largest in Edo, employing up to five hundred people. Reference: A similar triptych in the Edo Tokyo Museum, Tokyo, no. 91210119-91210121