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| Publisher (this edition): | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu |
| Date of this item: | 1903 | 1903 | 1903 | 1903 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Wednesday, 26 July 2006 Outsize Kuchi-e: Ghost of a Bijin and Skull Artist: Tomioka Eisen Format: Oban tate-e: 14.25" x 9.25" approx Subject: The ghostly apparition of a beautiful courtesan emanating from a skull. One of the most powerful of all Kuchi-e designs, and very rare. Date: c.1900 Condition: Very slightly trimmed at right. Horizontal and vertical fold marks and other creases. Two thinned spots in bottom margin. Minor stains, soils, marks and flaws. Generally quite good state. Colour: Fine Impression: Very fine, with lacquer in the hair and use of silver pigment. |
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Saturday, 26 November 2005 Title Courtesan and Skull oversized kuchi-e Artist Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 Seal artist's seal (eisen) Dated ca. 1900-10 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent Colors very good … shomen-zuri pattern on the hair Condition good … paper toning, soiled, a vertical fold and a horizontal fold, not backed. Description Courtesan Jigoku Dayu and a skull. Oversized kuchi-e in relatively good condition. Width 9.1 inches = 23.0 cm Height 14.5 inches = 36.9 cm |
Thursday, 25 August 2005 Rare Kakemono Kuchi-e: Bijin Ghost and Skull Artist: Tomioka Eisen Format: Nagaban tate-e: 14.25" x 9.5" approx Subject: The spirit of a departed young courtesan with a gorgeously decorated obi with the concealed representation of her murderer's face on the left. Her spirit emanates from a skull on the ground in the bottom left corner. A magnificent design with remarkable refinement of printing for a kuchi-e. Extremely rare. Date: c.1900's Condition: Full size. Two horizontal fold-marks. Soils, marks and flaws. Laid down on Japanese album backing paper. Generally moderate state. Colour: Fine Impression: Fine impression with gauffrage and burnishing in the hair |