EISEN (1790-1848). Bijin with fan
Artist:
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
Subject:
A bijin, during the Tanabata festival, walks in the summer breeze with a fan in her hand. She is dressed with a summer kimono of kasuri (ikat) decorated with stripes (shima) and an elaborate obi with turtles in the waves.
Title:
Shichigatsu hōshimatsuri (The seventh month. The Hōshi festival) (Tanabata festival).
Series:
Ukiyo bijin jūnikagetsu (Twelve months of beauties of the floating world)
Signature:
Keisai Eisen ga
Date:
1835
Publisher:
Sanoya Kihei (Sanoki, Kikakudō)
Size:
Ōban tate-e, 38,4x26,4 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print.
Literature:
Chiba City Museum of Art. Keisai Eisen: Artist of the Floating World, Chiba 2012, series no. 147. Robert Schaap & Glenn van den Bosch. Eisen’s serial graphics checklist A selection of over one hundred and fifty series. In Andon 105, Leiden 2018, series no. 96.
Conditions:
Very good impression, colors and conditions.
Item no:
B 405