Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Masanagi of the Tamaya

Size: 40.0cm by 26.5cm (15.75 in by 10.43 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Keisai Eisen

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 9,000$ 71.00£ 59.00€ 69.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print is from the series Kuruwa Hakkei (Eight Views of the Pleasure Quarters), which depicts the life of courtesans in Shin-Yoshiwara, Tokyo's red-light district. Eisen is noted for his depictions of the ladies of the quarter, and here he conveys a courtesan lost in thought leaning against the lattice of a bay window.

This particular print is a post-war reproduction by Yamada Shoin.

There is a slight crease at the bottom right corner of this print. Also, there are traces of removal of glue on the backside.

Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ...

Mokuhankan Publications:
general (101)   kacho-e (27)   landscape (55)   bijin-ga (17)   contemporary (15)   senshafuda (2)   yakusha-e (4)   HangaClub (69)   ebook (7)   miscellaneous (5)   8 Cats (3)   supplies (6)   [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ]

Partner Shops:
Kawase Hasui prints (16)   Yoshida family prints (88)   Doi Hanga prints (53)   Miyakodori prints (5)   Numabe Mokuhan prints (3)   Guest items (17)  

Mokuhankan Flea Market   (our 'antique' prints):
(All items)  general (41)   kacho-e (26)   yakusha-e (21)   landscape (174)   bijin-ga (100)   kuchi-e (0)   contemporary (0)   set (29)   books (3)    [ List of Recently sold items ]  [ Flea Market Matsuri ]