Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketBeauty MutsuSize: 38.5cm by 25.5cm (15.16 in by 10.04 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Ichirakutei Eisui Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: Description: A print by ukiyo-e artist Ichirakutei Eisui depicting the courtesan Mustu, who worked at the Tsuruya Teahouse in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, holding a shuhai sake cup. Eisui is known to have made many ōkubi-e, portraits in which only the head or the head and upper torso are pictured. Utamaro made the first ōkubi-e portraits of beautiful women (as opposed to male actors) in the early 1790s, and it seems Eisui followed suit. A highlight of this ōkubi-e is the very fine carving and printing of the hairline of the courtesan, showing the skill of the craftsmen involved. A reproduction published by Ishu Kanko-kai and produced by Kajikawa Kobo probably in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (102) kacho-e (27) landscape (54) bijin-ga (18) contemporary (16) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (70) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (3) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (15) Yoshida family prints (56) Doi Hanga prints (54) Miyakodori prints (5) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (63) kacho-e (29) yakusha-e (13) landscape (129) bijin-ga (81) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (4) set (30) books (5) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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