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Koharu the Heroine
by Keigetsu Kikuchi (1879-1955)

	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
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	34854
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Wednesday, 2 November 2005 Shin Hanga: Pensive Bijin Artist: Keigetsu Kikuchi Format: Large oban tate-e: 20" x 14.75" Subject: A portrait of the Heroine Koharu, deep in thought, holding her tobacco pipe, by the artist Keigetsu Kikuchi, 1879-1955, who was born in Nagano prefecture with the given name Kikuchi Kanji. He traveled in Europe during the twenties with two of his art colleagues. Back in Japan he became a teacher of Japanese print art at the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts and at the Kyoto City School of Painting. His favorite subjects were Bijin-ga - images of beautiful women. In 1934 he was honored by being appointed a member of the Imperial Art Board and in 1937 as a member of the Imperial Art Academy. Date: c.1923 Condition: Full size. This fine example is completely free of the usual darkening of the gofun used for the skin tones. Minor marks and flaws. Generally fine state of preservation. Colour: Fine with mica highlights Impression: Fine