( Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami: Kamiya Jihei, Kinokuniya Koharu )
Courtesan Kamiya Jihei and Kinokuniya Koharu,
from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love ( Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami ),
Late Edo period, circa 1798-1799
実競色乃美名家見＿紙屋次兵衛・紀ノ国屋小春
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿1753 – 31 October 1806)
Unfortunately mine is not an original Utamaro woodblock print, but a reproduction, art print poster, purchased in the frame from a local framers gallery at a discounted price. I don't know who republished this print as a poster, however, this particular find is what got me interested in Ukiyo-e in the first place.
Be wary of deceptive sellers selling fakes of this print at excessively inflated prices, such as this one on Amazon, presumably using the "print" as a means of jacking up the price on frames.
Translation by Lita Xú Líng Kelley