| Title | "The Lesson in Love" ("**") |
| Series | "New Selection of Eastern Brocade Prints" ("Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e") |
| Date | 1886 |
| Publisher | Tsunashima Kamekichi |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | Each sheet 8 7/8 x 13 1/4 (overall image 17 7/8 x 13 1/4). |
| Impression | Very Fine. Extensive "bokashi" shading to beams, walkway, green mat, and cartouche; extensive "gauffrage" to off-white kimono; "burnishing" to black hand-held fan, lantern bases, and black metal-work; crisp, highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Full margins. (Light soiling and wear; faint transfer staining at center.) Sheets joined, original Japanese album backing. |
| Reference/Illus | "Beauty and Violence" print# 6, pg 136. |
| Comments | The Shogun Tsunayoshi teaches Osame to be a courtesan. |
| Item # | BG-365 |
| Price | $1250 |