Sundial of Modern Tradesmen

(Tôsei akindo hidokei, 當世商人日時計)

Publisher: Tsumura-ya Saburobei

1821-1823

This series shows beautiful women with a tradesman in a square inset. The series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Time: Eight o’clock in the morning (Hi itsutsu no toki) Tradesman: Flower seller Beauty: Woman eating from a bowl
	Time: Noon (Hi kokonotsu no toki) Tradesman: Fishmonger with a dog Beauty: Woman playing with a cat
	Time: Four o’clock in the afternoon (Hi nanatsu no toki) Tradesman: Water seller Beauty: Woman reading at a portable desk

“Robinson” indicates listing in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson, 1961, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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