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| Artist: | Kiyonaga Torii (1752-1815) — 鳥居清長 |
| Title: | Three bijin and a maidservant in conversation on the engawa |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 38401 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Tuesday, 13 September 2005
The Conversation
Artist: Kiyonaga
Format: Oban tate-e: 15.25" x10.25" approx
Subject: Three bijin and a maidservant in conversation on the engawa of a grand Edo house. The room behind them seen in unusual ukiy-e perspective, giving the print a three-dimensional quality. A fine and rare Kiyonaga.
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Date: c.1780's
Condition: Full size with margins. Horizontal fold-mark. Some wormage. Minor marks and flaws, but generally very good state for a print from this early period.
Colour: Very good with minor fading
Impression: Fine with gauffrage |
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