TOYOSHIGE (1777-1835). Standing bijin. (Sold)
Artist:
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige) (1777-1835)
Subject:
A bijin standing in front of a bush of flowers.
Series:
Tōsei bijin hana awase (Contemporary Beauties Compared with Flowers). A series printed in shades of blue only (aizuri-e) depicting bijin associated to different flowers.
Signature:
Toyokuni ga
Date:
ca. 1825-30. Censor seal kiwame.
Publisher:
Shimizu
Size:
Oban tate-e, 37x24,5 cm
Medium:
Woodblock printing in shades of blue (aizuri-e).
Literature:
The series is listed in Andreas Marks, Publishers of Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Compendium. Amsterdam 2010, p. 426.
Conditions:
Very good impression, color and conditions.
Item no:
B 371
Status:
Sold