Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Woman of a Shop

Size: 30.5cm by 19.5cm (12.01 in by 7.68 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Katsukawa Shunsho

Era: Taisho | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 8,000$ 64.00£ 50.25€ 58.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print is from the series, "The Nippon Mokuhan Gasui" (Masterpieces of od old Japanese colour prints), a collection of reproductions of various themes and designs published around 1924.

This print depicts probably the wife of some shopkeeper. The original drawing, which depicts a woman with supple curves, is beautifully rendered in woodblock print. The autumnal scenery is beautifully depicted outside of the window especially the delicate overlapping colors of the autumn leaves.

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