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| Artist: | Eisho Chokosai — 栄昌 |
| Title: | Elegant courtesan Kasugano of Sasa-ya |
| Series: | A Comparison of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters |
| Date of first edition?: | 1794 (circa) |
| Date of this artwork?: | c.1794-5 (may not be accurate) |
| 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: | 40907 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Monday, 10 September 2007
A Comparison of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters
Artist: Eisho
Format: Oban tate-e dark mica ground : 15" x 10" approx
Subject: From Eisho's monumental series of bijin busts Kakuchu Bijin Kurabe.
This example shows the elegant courtesan Kasugano of the greenhouse Sasa ya, drying herself after a bath.
Many of the designs from this set are known in variant impressions sometimes with pale mica backgrounds and sometimes with dark.
In our opinion the dark mica ground of this design highlights and compliments the almost ethereally pale figure of the bijin.
Publisher: Yamaguchi ya Chusuke
Date: c.1794-5
Condition: Full size. Mica somewhat worn and touched in on the right of the figure. Soils and a little rubbing at base. Generally very good state.
Colour: Very good with only minimal fading
Impression: Fine
Estimated Value: ｣10000 - ｣15000 |
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