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Heroine Yugiri
by Seien Shima 1892-1970
| Item | 3825 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, June 30, 2002 |
| Title | Heroine Yugiri |
| Artist | Seien Shima 1892-1970 |
| Description | From the supplement of "Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu" (The Complete Works of Chikamatsu), The heroine Yugiri in the play, "Yugiri Awa no Naruto". This print is also known as "The Departed Spirit of a Courtesan". Shima Seien was one of the very few woman artists in pre-war Japan. |
| Seal | Seien. |
| Dated | 1923. |
| Impression | Excellent ... printed on brown colored paper. |
| Colors | Excellent. |
| Condition | Excellent. |
| Format | Dai-Oban |
| Width Item | 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm |
| Height Item | 18.0 inches = 45.8 cm |
| Literature | Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - page 97 |
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