“Bath house house scene with geisha” Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita-e/Gako Engraving Mercator died before the completion

Mercator died before the completion of his famous Atlas

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

The first two volumes describe the voyage to Japan from Europe

-Wear to corners and crack to binding but holding firm

This is therefore a foundational text marking the beginning of written literature on Vanuatu

“Bath house house scene with geisha” Early 19th Century Japanese Preparatory drawing or Shita-e/Gako Engraving Mercator died before the completionBath 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