“Bath house house scene with geisha” Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita-e/Gako Engraving Inside he annotated the Travels

Inside he annotated the Travels of John Mandeville to Egypt and the Middle East

Mercator died before the completion of his famous Atlas

"Cypri Insulae Nova Descript

This is plate 17 from the work: "How upper class people of Java parade the streets " The text reads:

-Wear to corners and crack to binding but holding firm

“Bath house house scene with geisha” Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita-e/Gako Engraving Inside he annotated the TravelsBath house house scene with geisha Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita e Gako Anonymous Utagawa school possibly Hokuba 1771 1844 Oban tate e 37 x 26cm Drawn in Chinese Ink not signed Marks and losses to the corners, creases and old fold. Generally good condition. This preparatory drawing shows a bath house scene. At the centre of the composition, a geisha holds court with a shamisen on her knee and a table full of food. Behind her