Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, 1786-1865) Print, oban tate-e, from the series Ukiyo meijo zue (浮世名異女圖會), Remarkable Women of the Floating World, Rakuyō Gionmachi shirouto jochū board (洛陽祇園町白人いま女中 栄一力), A prostitute turned maid in Gion, Kyoto - the prosperous Ichiriki [Teahouse]. Signed Gototei Kunisada ga. Publisher Iseya Rihei (Kinjudō). Censor's kiwame stamp. Size 37.1 x 25.5 cm This series of twenty prints was made during Kunisada's trip to the Kamigata region (Kyoto and Osaka) and Ise in 1821. The term meijo (famous women) in the title of the series is a pun on meisho (famous views). Kunisada associates teahouse waitresses, prostitutes and other famous women from Kyoto and Osaka with famous places in the region. Some time later, the publisher Iseya Rihei published ten prints with Kunsiada on the same theme, associating women with famous places in Edo. Reference: A similar print in the MAK, Vienna, no. KI 7627-110