Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Two Ladies with Lantern

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

Designer: Utagawa Toyokuni

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 8,000$ 64.00£ 50.25€ 58.25 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print is considered something of a masterpiece among Toyokuni's bijin-ga. He depicts a geisha commuting to a banquet room at night, escorted by a woman. The scenery is full of quaint atmosphere; the red light from the lantern spreading into the dark night is depicted in a method very unusual for the ukiyo-e era ... it almost seems more like a modern shin-hanga print.

This particular print is a post-war reproduction by Yamada Shoin. Printer: Hoshino / Carver: Koike

There is a small black spot in the middle left area of this print.

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