Keisai Eisen
The Ebisuya dry goods store in the Owarichō district of Edo, 1820er Jahre
About the object
In search of fashionable inspiration, affluent customers visit one of Edo's best-known textile stores. Signs on the shop front extol the special silks and the end-of-season sale of fabrics. The owners themselves commissioned the printing to distribute it to customers as a form of advertising.