Yoshitoshi -- "Observant"

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Artist Yoshitoshi TAISO (1839-1892)
Title "Observant"
(Series: "Thirty-two Customs and Manners of Women")
Date October 1977 (reprint)
(Originally 1888)
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by a southwest print collector/dealer.
Series "Woodblock Print Bijin-ga Collection"
Publisher Sodosha Publishler (Tokyo)
(Originally Tsunashima Kamekichi)
Seal, Carver/Printer "Limited Edition #684/980 set."
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 (full original size)
Impression Fine. Lithographic reproduction onto medium-weight paper. Nicely detailed--virtually indiscernible from original woodblock print.
Condition Pristine. (Found side-tipped into original folder inside "presentation-boxed set.")
Reference/Illus na
Comments A delightful re-print of a popular Meiji-era "bijin-ga" image.
Item # FW-38
Price (Returned to Consignor) 3 for $125 Special
THREE-for-ONE Pricing
(Must buy 3)
(Reg $125)