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| Publisher (this edition): | Inoue Moei | Inoue Moei |
| Date of this item: | 1880 | 1880 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Title Beauty Osan - Pride of Tokyo Twelve Months Artist Yoshitoshi Taiso 1839-1892 Signature Yoshitoshi. Seal Artist's seal (Taiso). Dated 1880. Publisher Inoue Moei. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good … Embossed. Colors Very good … Burnished. Condition Very good … Paper toning, a vertical fold on the left side, lightly soiled, slightly creased. Trimmed. Description "Tokyo Jiman Juni-ka-getsu" (Pride of Tokyo, Twelve Months) November. Beauty Osan of Nihonbashi carries a decorative rake which has "Okame (or Otafuki)" mask. Okame is the goddess of happiness. The rake signifies, "one can rake in the happiness". These good luck symbols and ornaments are sold in quantity at the "Tori no Ichi" market in November. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm Height Item 13.4 inches = 34.0 cm |
Sunday, 19 August 2007 Flowers of Tokyo Bijin Set #1 Artist: Yoshitoshi Format: Oban tate-e : 14" x 9.5" approx Subject: From a scarce bijin set, each with a bijin bust accompanied by her matching flower or scene. This example shows a bijin with a festival mask outside a tea-house. Date: c.1880 Condition: Very slightly trimmed. Album creases at left edge. Some soils, marks and flaws. Generally quite good state. Colour: Fine Impression: Fine Estimated Value: ?200 - ?300 |