Offset Lithograph After "Young Woman Reading a Letter"

Item Details

In Plate

A Japanese offset lithograph on paper after Young Woman Reading a Letter by Ishikawa Toyonobu (石川豊信, 1711-1785). This piece features a woman reading a hand scroll, wearing a traditional kimono and obi with tree and butterfly patterns. The print reproduces the original painting’s signature and seals. The original painting is housed at the Freer Sackler Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution. This print is presented under a beige mat and glass, in a silver tone metal frame with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- image is wavy and uneven with slight discoloration; some marking to mat.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 10.25" W x 26.5" H.

Item #

17BOS090-251