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A seated bijin reading by lamplight
by Toshikata Mizuno (1866-1908) Shosetsu

	Artist:	Toshikata Mizuno (1866-1908) Shosetsu — 年方水野
	Title:	A seated bijin reading by lamplight
	Series:	36 Examples of Beauties — 三十六佳撰
	Date of first edition?:	1893
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) — 秋山武右衛門
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) — 秋山武右衛門
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	41322
	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: Saturday, 3 May 2008 Thirty-six Immortal Beauties Artist: Toshikata Format: Oban tate-e de luxe: 14.5" x 9.75" approx Subject: From Toshikata's elegant series of bijin - Thirty-six Immortal Beauties. A seated bijin reading by lamplight. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Date: 1893/4 Condition: Unusually large untrimmed sheet, never backed. Minor creases. Generally very good state. Colour: Fine Impression: Superb 1st edition with a black lacquer pattern on the kimono (not visible in scanned image), gauffrage, burnishing and silver pigments. Immaculate Meiji printing at its very best.