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A young woman standing on a bridge gazes whimsically up at plum blossoms illuminated by lantern light. A pitch black background is uncommon in ukiyo-e, and really gives the impression of the girl, bridge, and blossoms being lit up by the lantern in this print.
Very light bokashi gradation can be seen at the edges of the woman's kimono, although this is probably simply used to mimic the fading visible in older prints from prolonged exposure to light. Karazuri blind-embossing has been used on the inner layers of the woman's kimono, tabi socks, and collar. The print is a chuban, an ukiyoe-e print that is about half the size of an oban print.
Other prints in this set
- Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 1
- Niōmon Gate
- Standing Courtesan
- Teika Descending East
- Leading Kabuki Actors
- Eguchi and Saigyō
- Puppeteer
- Lady Playing Shamisen
- Autumn Breeze
- Beauty under the Flowers
- Playing with a Kemari Ball
- Six Women Relaxing
- Beauties and a Plum Tree
- Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night
- Banquet at Hinkai
- Actor Iwai Hanshirō
- Actor Ichikawa Benzō
- Pleasure Quarter at Fukagawa
- Beauty in Long Undergarment
- Nakamura Sukegorō and Ōtani Hiroji
- Rehearsal
- Sawamura Sōjurō
- Perspective View of Shin Yoshiwara
- Woman in a Black Gauze Hood
- Ōgiya Tsukasa
- Minami Jūni Kō: The Ninth Month
- Breeze on the Riverbank
- Deeply Hidden Love
- The Lovers Chubei and Umekawa