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The series is comprises thirty six female portraits, showing women of different social backgrounds (from geishas to court ladies) dressed in modern or traditional ways. It is a very important transition series, with element inherited from Kunichika and the Utagawa school of traditional Ukiyo-e prints, but also with a modern sensibility, that introduces the new patterns of female beauty that will define the Shin Hanga movement. |
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Id |
EMC008 |
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Artist |
Chikanobu
Toyohara (1838-1912) |
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Series |
Bijin awase - True Beauties, print #19 |
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Title |
Woman in a white kimono |
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Signature |
yoshu Chikanobu |
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Seal |
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Publisher |
Akiyama Buemon |
Date |
10/10/1897 |
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Format |
Oban tate-e |
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Dimensions |
25 cm x 37 cm |
Impression |
Excellent |
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Colors |
Very good |
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Preservation |
Very good |
Condition |
Full size, light creases on paper. |