Japanese Meiji period Yokohama woodblock print depicting Okiyo, the daughter of a gardener in Mukojima, meeting with a foreigner who desired her to be his concubine. This print is illustration no. 661 from the newspaper series “Yubin Hochi Shimbun” (Postal News) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) published by Kinshôdô (Kumagai) the 4th month of 1875. 14 1/2"V x 9 3/4"H. Excellent color and very good overall condition with margins evident. The print has been stored away from sunlight and is not backed. It had been tipped to an original backing at four corners. There is an invisible archival tape repair to the upper left corner (see enlargement 4). Traces of the backing remain attached to the four corners and the corners are slightly wrinkled. An example of this image can be found in the on-line collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This print is from a New Orleans collection.