EISEN (1790-1848). A seated geisha
Artist:
Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
Subject:
A geisha playing the samisen.
Series:
Tosei (or) Imayo sanjurokkasen
Signature:
Unsigned like all prints in the series.
Date:
1825 ca.
Size:
Surimono style print, koban size, cm. 19x12,5
Medium:
Woodblock color print with use of metallic pigments.
Literature:
Chris Uhlenbeck, Commercially produced surimono, in The Poetic Image. Leiden 1987, p.17-19.
Conditions:
Very good impression, color and conditions.
Item no:
D 130