EIZAN (1787-1867) Holding two mirrors. (Sold)

EIZAN (1787-1867) Holding two mirrors. (Sold)

Artist: Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867)
Subject: A woman admiring her hairstyle with two mirrors.
Title: Sekidera Komachi
Description: The subject refers to the sixth episode in the series of seven concerning the mid 9th century poetess Ono no Komachi.
Series: Fūryū nana Komachi (Seven elegant episodes of Komachi)
Signature: Kikugawa Eizan hitsu
Date: ca. 1814-17
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei
Size: Ōban tate-e, 38,3x25,2 cm
Medium: Woodblock color print.
Literature: Three other prints in the series are illustrated in Eiko Kondo (editor). Eizan : Nihon Ukiyoe Hakubutsukan shozō. Matsumoto 1996, n. 301-2-3.
Conditions: Fine impression and colors, some restorations, in good conditions.
Item no: B 379
Status: Sold