KIYONAGA (1752-1815): chuban tate-e, 26 x 19.6cm., Shinagawa no shiohi 'A low tide at Shinagawa' from the set Edo hakkei 'Eight views of Edo', two courtesans and a man by a veranda overlooking the bay, signed Kiyonaga ga, published by Eijudo, a collector's seal of Wakai Kenzaburo, 'Wakai Oyaji'--good impression and colour, a small restoration at the top

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KIYONAGA (1752-1815): chuban tate-e, 26 x 19.6cm., Shinagawa no shiohi 'A low tide at Shinagawa' from the set Edo hakkei 'Eight views of Edo', two courtesans and a man by a veranda overlooking the bay, signed Kiyonaga ga, published by Eijudo, a collector's seal of Wakai Kenzaburo, 'Wakai Oyaji'--good impression and colour, a small restoration at the top

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An early work by the artist in the early 1780s and still retains the influence by Shigemasa (1739-1820)
Another impression is illustrated in Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum, Ukiyo-e Prints (Tokyo 1962), Vol. 2, No. 1434

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