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Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 - Playing Koto in Autumn

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Playing Koto in Autumn
by Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905

Item	30557
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Date Sold	Saturday, September 8, 2007

Title	Playing Koto in Autumn
	kuchi-e
Artist	Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905
Description	Frontispiece illustration from a popular literary magazine similar to Bungei Kurabu, which was aimed at largely female readers in Meiji - Taisho era. Here, a court lady in Heian Period is playing "Koto". A deer is standing on a cliff on a full moon night in the left inset.
Seal	Artist's seal (Eisen).
Dated	Ca. 1900 - 1910s.
Medium/Technique	Woodblock print.
Impression	Good.
Colors	Good ... Shomen-zuri patterns on the hair.
Condition	Good ... light toning, red transfer ink stains, a vertical fold usual for kuchi-e, creased, not backed.
Width Item	10.6 inches = 27.0 cm
Height Item	8.7 inches = 22.0 cm

Related Article	Kuchi-e
Glossary	koto

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