- Musume Hidokei, Uma no koku (The Hour of the Horse, from the series Sundial of Young Women) - Tadashige Nishida Sheet number: 2/30

Sheet number: 2/30

The richly textured composition creates a dreamlike atmosphere

A faint ink smudge appears on the lower right corner of the bottom margin

The faintest ink spot on the lower left margin as shown

- Musume Hidokei, Uma no koku (The Hour of the Horse, from the series Sundial of Young Women) - Tadashige Nishida Sheet number: 2/30The beautiful woodblock print Musume Hidokei, Uma no Koku (The Hour of the Horse, from the series Sundial of Young Women) is by Kitagawa Utamaro. This celebrated series portrays the daily life of townswomen at various hours of the day, with the Hour of the Horse corresponding to around noon. The composition depicts two young women fresh from the bath, each holding a tenugui (hand towel). The woman on the right gently clenches between her teeth a small