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Courtesan with Pet Mice

Size: 34.5cm by 23.5cm (13.58 in by 9.25 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Torii Kiyomitsu

Era: Pre-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 10,000$ 74.00£ 56.00€ 63.75 [Item has been sold]

Description: Torii Kiyomitsu (1735-1785) mainly depicted actors and beauties in his designs. He used the benizuri-e technique which added color to prints by putting one or two colors of ink on the woodblocks, instead of coloring certain parts by hand. Full-color prints weren't invented until 1765.

The design shows a courtesan playing with two pet mice. A beauty with shamisen is sitting behind her and both ladies are wearing kimono with a detailed pattern.

This version is a post-war reproduction by the Adachi Company.

There is oxidation on the orange color parts.

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