pictures-of-the-floating-world:“From the Tamaya Yahachi, Kon and Kikuji on the shamisen and Isono on
pictures-of-the-floating-world:“From the Tamaya Yahachi, Kon and Kikuji on the shamisen and Isono on the kokyû ®; from the Ômon Fujiya, Nui and Chiyo (L from the series Assorted Skits by the Geisha of the Pleasure Houses at the Niwaka Festival (Seirô geiko niwaka kyôgen zukushi)” by Isoda Koryusai, circa 1776-1781 -- source link