Title |
"Undecided - A Proprietress, Kaei Era" ("Kaitaso Kaei Nenkan Okamisan no Fuzoku") |
Series |
"Thirty-two Aspects of Women" ("Fuzoku Sanjuniso") |
Date |
1888 (Second edition printing with one-color cartouche.) |
Publisher |
Tsunashima Kamekichi (Tokyo) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Carver: Wada hoir Yu |
Image Size |
9 5/8 x 14 1/4 (Plus full, original margins--note "kento" mark lower right corner.) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully "bokashi" shading; over-printed hair to produce layers;
light "gauffrage" (embossing) to kimono and patterned collar;
crisp, highly detailed carving of individual hairlines.
(VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
Condition |
Very Good+++. Bold, fresh colors. Clean front and verso.
(Some soft creasing; light wear; slight toning.)
Unbacked. Full, original margins (note "kento" mark lower right corner). |
Reference/Illus |
Stevenson's "Yoshitoshi's Women - The Woodblock-Print Series Fuzoku Sanjuniso" pl.#18 |
Comments |
A proprietress of a restaurant is buying a flowering pot for the New Year's festivities. |
Item # |
EG-237 |
Price |
$850 |