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Combing the Hair

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Combing the Hair
by Narita Morikane

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Artist: Narita Morikane
Title: Combing the Hair
Series: 24 Figures of Charming Women 艶姿二十四孝
Date of first edition?1931
Publisher (first edition)?Shinbisha
Publisher (this edition)?Shinbisha
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Large Oban
Format (this edition): Large Oban
DB artwork code: 44158
Notes (first edition)?
Title Twenty-four Figures of Charming Women - Combing the Hair
Artist Morikane Narita fl.ca. 1930s
Signature "Morikane".
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1931.
Publisher Shinbisha.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.

Description From the series "Adesugata Niju-shi Ko" ("Twenty-four Figures of Charming Women"). A beauty is combing her long hair after a dip in a small stream. Her Kimono is hanging on a branch besides her.
Format Dai-Oban
Width Item 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm
Height Item 16.7 inches = 42.5 cm
Literature Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - Pl. 203
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Title Twenty-four Figures of Charming Women - Combing the Hair
Artist Morikane Narita fl.ca. 1930s
Signature "Morikane".
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1931.
Publisher Shinbisha.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Very good.
Colors Good ... Mica is sprinkled. Orange color of the publisher's cartouche slightly bleeding on the left margin.
Condition Very good ... Slightly toned. A light spot on the left side of the top margin. Left bottom corner creased. Margins slightly creased.
Description From the series "Adesugata Niju-shi Ko" ("Twenty-four Figures of Charming Women"). A beauty is combing her long hair after a dip in a small stream. Her Kimono is hanging on a branch besides her.
Format Dai-Oban
Width Item 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm
Height Item 16.7 inches = 42.5 cm
Literature Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - Pl. 203

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