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Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
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Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
Color woodcuts: two prints of beauties, one entitled Tamaya Hanamurasaki dochu no zu (The courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya brothel strolling) at night, indicated by the dark mica ground, from the series Seiro bijin awase (Collected beauties of the Yoshiwara), signed [Chobun]sai Eishi giga (designed for pleasure) and published by Iwatoya Kisaburo; and a design of a beauty representing the daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother (Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu), signed Eishi zu and published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)--second print good impression, both quite faded, stained, the first heavily creased and soiled, second stained and with hole at bottom
oban tate-e: 15¼ x 9¾in. (38.7 x 24.8cm.); 15 3/8 x 10 1/8in. (38.9 x 25.7cm.)
Color woodcuts: two prints of beauties, one entitled Tamaya Hanamurasaki dochu no zu (The courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya brothel strolling) at night, indicated by the dark mica ground, from the series Seiro bijin awase (Collected beauties of the Yoshiwara), signed [Chobun]sai Eishi giga (designed for pleasure) and published by Iwatoya Kisaburo; and a design of a beauty representing the daughter of Taira no Kiyomori using a mirror to draw her self-portrait to send to her mother (Kiyomori sokujo no ga jizo o utsushi haha ni kore o okuru zu), signed Eishi zu and published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)--second print good impression, both quite faded, stained, the first heavily creased and soiled, second stained and with hole at bottom
oban tate-e: 15¼ x 9¾in. (38.7 x 24.8cm.); 15 3/8 x 10 1/8in. (38.9 x 25.7cm.)