Title |
"Heavy - A Fukugawa Waitress, Tempo Era" ("Omotaso Tempo Nenkan Fukugawa Karuko no Fuzoku") |
Series |
"Thirty-two Aspects of Women" ("Fuzoku Sanjuniso") |
Date |
1888 (Second edition printing with one-color cartouche.) |
Publisher |
Tsunashima Kamekichi (Tokyo) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Carver: Wada hoir Yu |
Image Size |
9 5/8 x 14 1/4 (Plus full, original margins--note "kento" mark lower right corner.) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully "bokashi" shading; over-printed hair to produce layers;
light "gauffrage" (embossing) to kimono and patterned collar;
crisp, highly detailed carving of individual hairlines.
(VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Bold, fresh colors. Clean front and verso.
(Very slight wear; slight toning--otherwise flawless.)
Unbacked. Full, original margins (note "kento" mark lower right corner). |
Reference/Illus |
Stevenson's "Yoshitoshi's Women - The Woodblock-Print Series Fuzoku Sanjuniso" pl.#12 |
Comments |
A waitress at a restaurant in Fukugawa carries her wooden serving table laden with food. |
Item # |
EG-238 |
Price |
$975 |