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Artist |
Eisen IKEDA (1790-1848) |
Title |
"Nihonbashi, Station #1" |
Series |
"Beauties Along the Tokaido Highway" ("Bijin Tokaido") |
Date |
Originally ca1830's; this a later "re-strike" edition, ca1970's. |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai |
Carver/Printer |
Carver: Ishii Torao, Printer: Uchikawa Matashiro, Papermaker: Yamaguchi Soumatsu |
Image Size |
10 x 14 1/2 ("dia-oban"--large oban) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; visible woodgrain to kimono; "gauffrage" to kimono, Fuji, and
railings; crisp, highly detailed carving. (VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
Condition |
Excellent. |
Reference/Illus |
na |
Comments |
An elegant scene from the series "Beauties along the Tokaido" which featured beauties and courtesans traveling
along the famous "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Highway" between Tokyo to Kyoto. |
Item # |
DG-321 |
Price |
$195 |
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