Yoshitoshi: Looking Refined: The Appearance of a Court Lady During the Kyowa Era (Sold)

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Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title:  "Looking Refined: The Appearance of a Court Lady During the Kyowa Era" (1801-1804)
Series: Thirty-two Types of Women (Fuzoku sanjû-ni sô)
Date: 1888, April 13

Looking Refined. A beautifully refined and composed court lady carries a tasselled cypresswood fan, which denotes her dignity and rank. She wears Heain style “moth  eyebrows” and four layers of  robes, which are beautifully embossed. From the series “Thirty-two Types of Women”. The printing of the hair is a testament to the unrivaled skill of the Meiji engraver. Extremely early edition. First edition, with 3-color cartouche.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Mint 1st edition.
Dimensions: ôban
Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi
Literature: See Stevenson “Yoshitoshi’s Women”, plate 5, page 38.
Signature: Yoshitoshi

SKU: YOCS013