{"product_id":"estampe-eizan-bijin-ga-courtisanes-edo","title":"Original Japanese print – Kikugawa Eizan – Two courtesans reading a scroll – Edo 1820-1830","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal\u003c\/strong\u003e traditional Ukiyo-e woodblock print. [ \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis print is not a modern reproduction\u003c\/span\u003e ]\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"429\" data-start=\"362\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"380\" data-start=\"362\"\u003eType of print\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong data-end=\"395\" data-start=\"383\"\u003eBijin-ga\u003c\/strong\u003e美人画 ( \u003cem data-end=\"428\" data-start=\"401\"\u003eportrait of a female beauty\u003c\/em\u003e )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"472\" data-start=\"431\"\u003e 🎨 \u003cstrong data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"434\"\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong data-end=\"466\" data-start=\"448\"\u003eKikugawa Eizan\u003c\/strong\u003e菊川英山\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"533\" data-start=\"474\"\u003e📅 \u003cstrong data-end=\"495\" data-start=\"477\"\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e : Around \u003cstrong data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"503\"\u003e1820-1830\u003c\/strong\u003e , \u003cstrong data-end=\"533\" data-start=\"526\"\u003eEdo\u003c\/strong\u003e period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"577\" data-start=\"535\"\u003e 📜 \u003cstrong data-end=\"549\" data-start=\"538\"\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong data-end=\"571\" data-start=\"552\"\u003eWakasaya Yoichi\u003c\/strong\u003e若狭屋与市\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"658\" data-start=\"579\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"602\" data-start=\"582\"\u003eCensorship Seal\u003c\/strong\u003e : No visible seal (editor acting as censor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"717\" data-start=\"660\"\u003e📏 \u003cstrong data-end=\"673\" data-start=\"663\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong data-end=\"691\" data-start=\"676\"\u003eŌban Tate-e\u003c\/strong\u003e大判縦絵 (approximately 23 × 35 cm)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSubject\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"986\" data-start=\"823\"\u003e This elegant print by \u003cstrong data-end=\"867\" data-start=\"849\"\u003eKikugawa Eizan\u003c\/strong\u003e depicts two \u003cstrong data-end=\"893\" data-start=\"884\"\u003ebijin\u003c\/strong\u003e美人 (beautiful women) in a refined interior, typical of scenes from Edo city life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1266\" data-start=\"988\"\u003e The two courtesans are dressed in sumptuous \u003cstrong data-end=\"1045\" data-start=\"1034\"\u003ekimonos\u003c\/strong\u003e with delicate floral patterns and wear traditional \u003cstrong data-end=\"1107\" data-start=\"1095\"\u003ekanzashi hair\u003c\/strong\u003e . One of them holds a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1158\" data-start=\"1146\"\u003emakimono\u003c\/strong\u003e (scroll), likely a letter or poem, while the other watches her intently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1540\" data-start=\"1268\"\u003eThe scene, intimate and graceful, perfectly captures the aesthetic of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1348\" data-start=\"1336\"\u003ebijin-ga\u003c\/strong\u003e , where feminine elegance and refinement of detail are at the heart of the composition.\u003cbr data-end=\"1437\" data-start=\"1434\"\u003e The background suggests a traditional interior setting with a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1509\" data-start=\"1500\"\u003eshoji\u003c\/strong\u003e (sliding paper door).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Print in degraded condition, but with a certain charm for lovers of authenticity (see photos):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-end=\"1694\" data-start=\"1657\"\u003e Tears visible at the bottom, top and sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-end=\"1746\" data-start=\"1697\"\u003e Wear marks and some small stains on the washi paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-end=\"1798\" data-start=\"1749\"\u003e Colors slightly faded, but still present\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This piece remains a beautiful testimony to \u003cstrong data-end=\"1879\" data-start=\"1870\"\u003eEizan\u003c\/strong\u003e 's art, despite its fragile condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e🦝 Our opinion\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2069\" data-start=\"1937\"\u003eA print full of softness and refinement, typical of the delicate style of \u003cstrong data-end=\"2032\" data-start=\"2014\"\u003eKikugawa Eizan\u003c\/strong\u003e , spiritual heir of \u003cstrong data-end=\"2066\" data-start=\"2055\"\u003eUtamaro\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2278\" data-start=\"2071\"\u003e Despite its age-related imperfections, this work retains all the grace of Edo-period \u003cstrong data-end=\"2149\" data-start=\"2137\"\u003ebijin-ga\u003c\/strong\u003e : elegant gestures, finely drawn kimonos, and the hushed atmosphere typical of scenes of feminine intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2278\" data-start=\"2071\"\u003e 🎴 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003eRare piece\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003eKikugawa Eizan\u003c\/strong\u003e 's works are rarely found on the Japanese print market. 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