EISEN (1790-1848). A courtesan. (Sold)
Artist:
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
Subject:
The courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya house playing the samisen, behind her, another woman appears to whisper in her ear. In the square inset the roofs of Yoshiwara during the Tanabata festival.
Title:
Shichigatsu Ōgiya uchi Hanaōgi. (The seventh month. Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya)
Series:
Yoshiwara yōji Kuruwa no shikishi shōgatsu (The Four Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: Yoshiwara's Annual Events)
Signature:
Keisai Eisen ga
Date:
1821–1823 ca. Censor seal kiwame.
Publisher:
Tsutaya Jūzaburō. (Kōshodō)
Size:
Ōban tate-e, 36.5x25.5 cm
Medium:
Wooodblock color print
Literature:
Chiba City Museum of Art. Keisai Eisen: Artist of the Floating World, Chiba 2012, series no. 214. 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. 50.
Conditions:
Fine impression, very good colors, some small defects but in general good condition.
Item no:
B 404
Status:
Sold