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Melancholy
by Eiho Hirezaki 1881-1968
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| Date Sold | Sunday, May 29, 2011 |
| Title | Melancholy |
| kuchi-e | |
| Artist | Eiho Hirezaki 1881-1968 |
| Description | Frontispiece illustration for the novel, "En-bata", published in Bungei Kurabu vol.19, no. 11. A beauty seems to be lost in melancholic thoughts looking at outside garden from the living room. Eiho was a leading kuchi-e illustrator along with Kaburagi Kiyokata in Meiji - Taisho era. His ample talent could express his subject's subtle feelings in the most natural and elegant ways. |
| Signature | 'Eiho'. |
| Seal | Artist's seal. |
| Dated | 1913. |
| Publisher | Bungei Kurabu. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Excellent - very good. |
| Colors | Excellent- very good. |
| Condition | Very good ... Three horizontal kuchi-e folds. Slightly soiled. Backed. |
| Width Item | 0.8 inches = 2.0 cm |
| Height Item | 3.7 inches = 9.3 cm |
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