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Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 - Beauty and Skull

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Beauty and Skull
by Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905

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Date Sold	Sunday, February 12, 2012

Title	Beauty and Skull
	large size kuchi-e
Artist	Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905
Description	Illustration for the novel "Shiki Soku Ze-ku". The courtesan Jigoku Dayu and a skull. Rather rare over-sized kuchi-e from Bungei Kurabu magazine, Vol.9, No.6. Kuchi-e (frontispiece illustration) was made for the popular literary magazines largely aimed at the female readers in Meiji-Taisho era. They were published by newly established publishers such as Bungei Kurabu, Shunyodo and Suzando. These publishing companies; among which Chuo-koronsha, Kodansha, Shinchosha still exist; published not only literary subjects but also many different everyday subjects such as cooking, sewing and hobbies as monthly publications.
Signature	Mosai.
Seal	Ârtist's seal (Eisen).
Dated	1903.
Publisher	Bungei Kurabu.
Medium/Technique	Woodblock print.
Impression	Excellent - Very good ... Embossed.
Colors	Very good ... Shomen-zuri on the hair.
Condition	Good... Lightly soiled. Light foxing. Lightly creased. A vertical and a horizontal folds.
Width Item	9.4 inches = 23.8 cm
Height Item	14.4 inches = 36.5 cm
Literature	Merritt, Helen; Nanako Yamada, "Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints: Reflections of Meiji Culture", Honolulu; University of Hawaii Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8248-2073-8, -

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