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| Publisher (this edition): | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu |
| Date of this item: | 1913 | 1913 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Title Beauty and Garden (kuchi-e) Artist Eiho Hirezaki 1881-1968 - click for artist Signature Eiho hitsu Seal artist's seal Dated 1913 Publisher Bungei Kurabu Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent Colors excellent Condition good ... two horizontal holds usual for kuchi-e, slightly soiled and wrinkled, several long diagonal creases in the middle Description Beauty stops reading and reflects something while looking at a Japanese garden. Eiho was a leading kuchi-e illustrator along with Kaburagi Kiyokata. His ample talent could express his subject's subtle feelings in the most natural and elegant ways. Width 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height 11.8 inches = 30.0 cm |
Artist HIREZAKI, Eiho (1881-1970) Title "A Pensive Bijin" (given name) Date c1900 Series unk Publisher unk Seal, Carver/Printer unk Image Size 8 5/8 x 11 3/4 Impression Very fine; nicely executed and "bokashi" shading; "burnishing" to layered hair; crisply detailed lines. Condition Very Good+. Strong colors. (Very light wear, and two folds typical of all "kuchi-e".) Reference/Illus See Article #10: "Kuchi-e," or Literary Magazine Frontispieces. Comments A bijin, seemingly alone in her thoughts. Item # CG-602 |