154Another copy of the foregoing triptych. Shows how beautifully the purple changes by chemical decomposition.

LENT BY HOWARD MANSFIELD.

155Oiran and attendants on parade.

LENT BY A COLLECTOR.

156A Yoshiwara beauty. Ink proof of the key block.
157Two women entering a room in the palace of Prince Genji, where a young girl is seated playing with a kitten.

YEISHOSAI CHOKI

An artist of ability, though not quite of the first rank. His prints are rare. He worked at first in the style of Kiyonaga. Later he imitated Utamaro, and changed his “go̅,” or studio name, to Momokawa Shiko.

LENT BY A COLLECTOR.

158Woman and child catching fireflies.

TOSHUSAI SHARAKU