Catalog record · 目録番号 42067
Triptych showing Tawara Toda Hidesato riding a giant turtle and escorted by a multitude of fish, ...
Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 歌川国芳 (Attributed to Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI) (1842)
Catalog note / 解説
A beauty having taken a bath wears a loose fitting yukata with a tenugui slung over one shoulder. She is about to brush her teeth. From Kuniyoshi’s finest set of fan prints. An untitled series of at least six designs showing young women in a state of dishabille at their toilette in front of mirrors, the corners partly concealed with cloth covers. Published c 1843-5 by Ibaya Sensaburo. For obvious reasons, uncut uchiwa-e are scarce. Indeed, this example might be unique. The other known prints from this rare set are: 1) A beauty powdering her face; 2) A beauty shaving her forehead; 3) A beauty suckling a child; 4) A beauty adjusting her hair with scissors; 5) A beauty playing with a cat. Very…
Image record / 画像情報
KRUML · 1843 · kruml
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