| Artist | Choshun MIYAGAWA (1682-1752) |
| Title | "Courtesans and Customer" |
| Date | Image dates originally to Edo era (1738-1868). This "re-carved" Meiji-edition was published 1903-1906. |
| Series | From Shimbi Shoin's "Ukiyo-e Grand Anthology" (5 Vol Set) ("Ukiyo-e Ha Gashu"). |
| Publisher | Shimbi Shoin Publisher (Tokyo; ca1890-1936) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 10 3/4 x 30 3/4 image (on silk), set onto 19 1/4 x 33 wide-margined backing (3 panels, 2 vertical folds). |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; metallic gold and "gofun" highlights; highly detailed kimono; gold-leaf border top/bottom; amazingly detailed and crisp line-work (made possible by partial "end-grain" carving). |
| Condition | Excellent. (Slight "age-mellowing" to print's album backing sheet.) No flaws noted. |
| Reference/Illus | See our U-G "Shimbi Shoin" article. |
| Comments | This Meiji-era "bijin-ga" print (of an earlier Edo era image) comes from "Ukiyo-e Ha Gashu",
publisher Shimbi Shoin's "crown jewel" of
175 ukiyo-e masterpieces (spread over 5 volumes) produced between 1903 to 1906. Shimbi Shoin's
pioneering use of "end-grain carving" (in conjunction with usual "plank-carving") allowed these prints of astonishing
detailing to be produced. Furthermore, many of these 175 images were then printed onto the fine silk (rather than
paper).
(Learn more.) Not new--now 100+ years old. Very rarely available. |
| Item # | BG-746 |
| Price | $525 (Sold/BW) |