Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Monday, 14 July 2008
Bijin Bust: A Collection of Desires Series; #2 Artist: Yoshitoshi Format: Oban tate-e : 14.25" x 9.5" approx
Subject: From the series 'A Collection of Desires' - Mitate tai Zukushi. A bijin wrapped in her bedding.
Publisher: Inoue Mohei
Date: 1878
Condition: Slightly trimmed. Attached to an album sheet. Minor creases, marks and flaws. Generally good state.
Colour: Fine
Impression: Good
Estimated Value: £300 - £400 |
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Subject: A young woman looking at the falling snow (I want it to snow more). Text by Kokonsha Ujin. Series: Mitate tai zukushi (A Collection of Desires). Signature: Motome ni ojite Taiso Yoshitoshi. Artist's seal Taiso. Date: 1878 (Meiji 11). Publisher: Inoue. Size: Oban, 37,8 x 25 cm.. Reference: Roger Keyes. Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: 1839-1892. Ann Arbor 1983, serie 370, no.7, p.424. Conditions: Fine impression, colour and condition. |