Private Collection, France

Format: chuban
Rare. There are only a few other known impressions of this print including one in the Tokyo National Museum (TNM Vol. 1, #474; trimmed).  There are slight differences in the kimono of the bijin at the left, although which print is earlier is unclear. The fact that this one is unsigned suggests that it is the earliest of the two or three existing states.

Very fresh colors: note the unfaded purple.  The discoloration at the bottom of the print is from oxidation, not soil. Thin spot verso; two creases in image.