Title |
"Smiling Beauty" (given name) |
Date |
1867 |
Series |
"Yoshiwara Beauties Compared with Thirty-six Poems" ("Seiro Awase Sanju-roku ku") |
Publisher |
Gusokuya Kahei |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 (plus margins) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Nicely done "bokashi" shading to faces and insets; highly detailed carving.
(VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Strong colors. Full-sized image, unbacked.
(Light toning; tiny hole signature cartouche; few minor marks.) |
Reference/Illus |
Similar images in "Kunichika--Time Present and Time Past, Images of a Forgotten Master" pg.54, pl.9 |
Comments |
Nicely detailed kabuki actor "bijin-ga" image--from a series comparing
actors with riddles and poems. |
Item # |
EG-337 |
Price |
$285 |