Asai Chu: Woman from Ohara Selling Kindling Kuchi-e

Artist: Asai Chu (1856-1907)
Title: Woman from Ohara Selling Kindling Oharame 大原女  Date: 1911

Western-inflected scene of a Japanese woman from Ohara balancing a large bundle of kindling on her head. Although she wears traditional Japanese clothing, her green complexion and features and the way that the garments are depicted all feel very western. This work was inserted into volume one of Kyōto no maki of the three volume set of "sketch tour" books titled Kinai kenbutsu (Scenes of the Inner Provinces), published by Kanao Tanejirō (1879-1947) (the publishing house Bunendō) in 1911 and 1912. With the double fold of a kuchi-e type work. Woodblock print.

Condition: Very good impression and color. Good condition. With the folds that are characteristic of this type of work as well as creasing and areas of damage to paper.

 Dimensions: 30 x 21.8 cm Sealed: unsigned

References:  National Diet Library 765548 Call No. 330-327 (Kyoto volume); Freer|Sackler FSC-GR-780.910.1-6; Rijksmuseum RP-P-2005-584A; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto M00778; The British Museum 1991,1112,0.137.2; Stanford University Japanese Collection DS897 .K84 K56

SKU: CHU010