Kitagawa Utamaro, Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period. The original by Japanese artist, Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) was a masterful print on woodblock created in the Edo period. The woman on the left is Ohisa. She was the drawing card of the teahouse Takashima at Yonezawa-cho, Ryogoku. On the right is Okita, the drawing card of Naniwa-ya. She was a daughter of the teahouse Naniwa-ya within the precincts of Sensoji temple. Centered in the middle is Toyohina, a famous geisha in Yoshiwara, entertainer to the wealthy elite and master of Tomimoto-bushi. This work is a reproduced print on paper in a gold wood frame with fabriced inlay. Measures Height 20.5 Inches, Width 16.5 Inches, Depth 1 Inch.