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| Artist: | Keigetsu Kikuchi (1879-1955) — 菊池 契月 |
| Title: | Koharu the Heroine |
| Series: | Complete works of Chikamatsu |
| Date of first edition?: | 1922 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 34850 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Shin Hanga: The Reflective Girl
Lot AU27
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Artist: Keigetsu
Format: Oban tate-e: 17" x 11.5"
Subject: From an untitled series of prints hand-printed by Nishimura Kumakichi in 1923 this charming study of a reflective young bijin leaning on a tobacco pipe ranks as one of the most delightful bijin designs of the Shin Hanga. This example is particularly fine and does not suffer from the usual black oxidation of the white gofun used for the girl's face and hands.
Publisher: Blocks carved by: Yamagishi Kazue, Printed by: Nishimura Komakichi
Date: c. 1923
Condition: Fine colors. Full size. Hand-applied bokashi for the whisps of hair on the girl's neck. A tiny edge damage in bottom right margin. Minor creases, marks and flaws. Generally fine state of preservation.
Impression: Very fine impression with gauffrage and silver mica on the girl's Obi, tobacco pipe, under kimono and hair-tie.
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