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A mother playing with her son — 虚遊軒主人
by Yamada Keichu (1868-1934)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ezoshi

	Artist:	Yamada Keichu (1868-1934) — 山田敬中
	Title:	A mother playing with her son (given title; official title unknown) — 虚遊軒主人
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1898/5
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Hakubunkan — 博文館
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Hakubunkan — 博文館
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Kuchi-e
	Format (this edition):	Kuchi-e
	DB artwork code:	45709
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Artist: Keichu Format: Book: 22,5 x 15 cm Kuchi-e( approx: 30cmx22,5cm), Conditions: Fine colors and impression . Light toning and slight soiling, as is common in these Kuchi-e pieces. The print is folded vertically (now flattened) as are all kuchi-e prints (because of their use), so this is not a negative. The print is exactly as the pictures.So please, look attentively the picture. Thank you. Subject: The work is a Kuchi-e print by Keichu. He was one of the leading artists of the Kuchi-e movement in Kansai area. He was an important woodblock printmaker of the Meiji Period. His specialty was kuchi-e prints and illustrations for books. We can feel the influence of the tradition in the print. Kuchi-e are woodblock-printed frontispiece illustrations produced for publication in Japanese novels and literary magazines at the turn-of-the-century (1895-1912). This print represents the daily life of a japanese family. The Kuchi-e print is in his original condition ( inserted in the book).