| Artist |
IKEDA, Terukata (1883-1921) |
| Title |
"Beauty Under a Curtain" ("Noren-jin") |
| Date |
ca1920 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size |
10 3/4 x 15 1/2 (plus wide margins) |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, curtain, and kimono; light
silver "mica" pigments to kimono pattern; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. (No flaws noted--still in original "presentation folder.") |
| Reference/Illus |
Similar image in "The Female Image." |
| Comments |
One of the very few "bijin-ga" images of this seldom encountered artist, a student of Toshikata. "Re-strike" edition published as a small,
immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # |
DG-393 |
| Price |
$850 (Sold/JG) |