Title : A Collection of Eastern Brocade Beauties: Maiko (Azuma nishiki bijin awase: Kyo Maiko)

Artist : Paul Binnie

Date : 2008

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Source : Scholten Japanese Art
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Description : a view from behind of two young beauties wearing the elaborate kimono, obi and hairstyles typical of Kyoto maiko (apprentice geisha); painstakingly printed using over fifty colors, with metallic printing on the obi and multiple shades of black, grey and brown utilized to capture the highlights of their hair; signed at the lower left in kanji, Bin-ni, followed by artist's red seal Binnie, the series title on the upper left margin, Azuma nishiki bijin awase, the print title on the lower left margin, Kyo Maiko, embossed Binnie at the center of the bottom margin, and numbered and signed in pencil, 21/100, Paul Binnie, February 2008

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