| Title |
"Villain Iwafuji" (given name) |
| Date |
1867 |
| Series |
"Yoshiwara Beauties Compared with Thirty-six Poems" ("Seiro Awase Sanju-roku ku") |
| Publisher |
Gusokuya Kahei |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
| Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 (plus margins) |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Nicely done "bokashi" shading to faces and insets; "gauffrage" (embossing)
to white collar; highly detailed carving.
(VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
| Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Strong colors. Full-sized image, unbacked.
(Light toning; few minor marks.) |
| Reference/Illus |
Illustrated in "Kunichika--Time Present and Time Past, Images of a Forgotten Master" pg.54, pl.9 |
| Comments |
Nicely detailed kabuki actor "bijin-ga" image--from a series comparing actors
with riddles and poems. |
| Item # |
EG-339 |
| Price |
$285 |