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Autumn Moon of the Parlor

Size: 33.5cm by 16.0cm (13.19 in by 6.30 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Nishimura Shigenaga

Era: Early Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 10,000$ 74.00£ 54.75€ 62.75

  

Description: Nishimura Shigenaga, an Edo-period ukiyo-e artist working in the style of the Torii school, was active across a variety of genres and formats.

This print depicts a young beauty standing outdoors on a balcony, with the open shōji door of a tatami room visible behind her. She delicately holds a pipe in one hand while gazing contemplatively at the landscape before her — the moon suspended in the sky, a river receding into the distance toward mountains on the horizon. Beside her stands a small water basin (chōzubachi), its ladle (hishaku) resting atop a cut tree trunk, surrounded by a few remaining leaves. These simple elements complete the quiet scene.

The work is an example of tan-e, an image in which black outlines are printed from a carved block and hand colored with a brush using a limited color palette. Here, soft yellows, light reds, greens, and ochres added on the kimono, allow it to stand out against the achromatic background.

This print is originally from a set titled "Famous Collection of Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints," produced from Takamizawa Enji's woodblocks and published by Daiichi Shobo. According to old catalogues, it appears that after Takamizawa Enji's passing, the Takamizawa family loaned the woodblocks to Daiichi Shobo for reproduction. The catalogue for the set states that the red seal of "Dobutsu Yusui (土佛遊水)" on the print serve as proof.

The backside has remnants of backing paper and the paper is toned and color is faded.

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