Eisen -- "Beauty Playing a Shamisen"

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Artist Eisen IKEDA (1790-1848)
Title "Beauty Playing a Shamisen" ("**")
Series na
Date Originally ca1830's;
this a later "re-strike" edition, ca1950/70's.
Publisher Adachi ("Adachi-han"--Tokyo 1926-present)
Carver/Printer na
Image Size 10 1/4 x 15 1/4
("dia-oban"--large oban)
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; "gauffrage" to kimono; highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent.
Reference/Illus na
Comments A delightful scene--a highly detailed image of a young beauty playing a shamisen.
Item # EG-964
Price $165