Artist |
IKEDA, Terukata (1883-1921) |
Title |
"Beauty Under a Curtain" ("Noren-jin") |
Date |
ca1920 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai Publisher |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
Image Size |
10 3/4 x 15 1/2 (plus wide margins) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, curtain, and kimono; light
silver "mica" pigments to kimono pattern; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. (No flaws noted--still in original "presentation folder.") |
Reference/Illus |
Similar image in "The Female Image." |
Comments |
One of the very few "bijin-ga" images of this seldom encountered artist, a student of Toshikata. "Re-strike" edition published as a small,
immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
Item # |
DG-393 |
Price |
$850 (Sold/JG) |