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Bijin at gardens gate
by Eisen Tomioka (1864-1905)

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	Artist:	Eisen Tomioka (1864-1905) — 富岡永洗
	Title:	Bijin at gardens gate
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Bungei Kurabu — 文芸倶楽部
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Bungei Kurabu — 文芸倶楽部
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Kuchi-e
	Format (this edition):	Kuchi-e
	DB artwork code:	37787
	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: Title Lovers at Front Gate kuchi-e Artist Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 Seal Artist's seal (Eisen) Dated Ca. 1900 - 1910s Publisher Bungei Kurabu Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression Very good. Colors Very good … shomen-zuri patterns on her hair, orange color partially oxidized. Condition Very good … Light toning, slightly soiled, three needle size worm holes on the middle left background, two slight vertical folds usual for kuchi-e, not backed. Description Frontispiece illustration from a popular literary magazine similar to Bungei Kurabu, which was aimed at largely female readers in Meiji - Taisho era. Here, a bijin in kimono is seeing off her lover late at night. Width Item 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm Height Item 8.7 inches = 22.0 cm