| Artist | TOMIOKA, Eisen (1864-1905) |
| Title | Original Painting on Silk -- #B |
| Date | mid-1890's. |
| Series | "Poetic Intercourse" ("Yakumo no Chigiri") (A subsequent woodblock series was produced 1899.) |
| Publisher | (original painting) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 (LARGE, compare to "koban-sized" print.) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed by hand and extremely detailed. An original (one-of-a-kind) shunga design executed in sumi and color pigments on fine, pliable silk. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Strong colors. (Very slight wear; few edge-strands of loose silk.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | A rare and original painting by Tomioka Eisen--known for both his "kuchi-e" illustrations and high quality "shunga" designs. From an album of 12 original paintings on silk which preceeded the publication of a 12 woodblock print album (titled "Poetic Intercourse") subsequently published in 1899. |
| Item # | DG-112 |
| Price | $575 (Sold/BL) |
