Title : Beauty and the Moon

Artist : Tomioka Eisen

Date : 1905

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Description : 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

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