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Japanese Woodblock After Keisai Eisen of Geisha and Other Woodblock, C. 1830s

Item Details

After Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790 – 1848); Unknown Japanese artist
Geisha Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror, circa 1830s; Portrait of courtesan, 19th century
Woodblock on paper
Signed in blocks to margins
Seals and inscriptions in blocks to margins
Inscriptions detailing provenance information to versos “Given to SWP by GCS + VCS in 1969”

Condition

- toning, foxing, and stains throughout sheets; tears, embrittlement, and worn holes; some creases; handling wear to edges of sheets; nicks and gilt loss to frame; tears and abrasions to verso; both prints are vertical diptychs.

Dimensions

15.0" W x 33.0" H x 1.25" D

- measures frames; sheets measure 9.75" W 27.5" H.

  • Item not examined outside of mounting.
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Item #

ITMGT98682

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