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| Publisher (this edition): | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu |
| Date of this item: | 1905 | 1905 | 1905 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Title Beauty and the Moon kuchi-e - large format Artist Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 Signature Eisen Seal artist's seal (eisen) Dated ca. 1900-1910 Publisher Bungei Kurabu Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression very good Colors very good Condition very good … paper toning, three horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e, slightly soiled, lightly creased, light red transfer ink stains on the bottom area, not backed. Description "Yokugo no Bijin" (Beauty after the Bath). The full moon shines on the beauty in summer kimono. A rare large format kuchi-e from Bungei Kurabu magazine, Vol.11, no.10.. Width Item 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height Item 13.2 inches = 33.5 cm |
Friday, 16 December 2005 Title Beauty and the Moon unusual large format kuchi-e Artist Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 Signature Eisen Seal artist's seal (eisen) Dated 1905 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression very good Colors very good Condition good … paper toning, two horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e, moisture spots mostly on the lower area and some on the upper area, slight red ink stains on the lower area, light creases, thin spot next to her right eye. Description The full moon shines on a girl in a summer kimono which has flying bat design. Illustration for a novel in Bungei Kurabu vol.11, #10. Bungei Kurabu was a very popular literary magazine in Meiji-Showa era. Width 8.7 inches = 22.0 cm Height 13.2 inches = 33.5 cm |
Friday, 4 February 2005 Title Beauty and the Moon (Kuchi-e) Artist Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 Seal artist's seal (eisen) Dated ca. 1900-1910 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression very good Colors very good Condition very good … a horizontal and a vertical folds, slightly soiled, upper right corner and lower left corner creased, a light vertical crease along the left margin. Description The full moon shines on this somewhat unusual looking girl in summer kimono. A rare large format kuchi-e. Width 9.3 inches = 23.5 cm Height 14.6 inches = 37.0 cm |