Catalog record · 目録番号 59867
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Catalog note / 解説
Thursday, 25 June 2009 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839 - 1892) AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON: A GEISHA IS BLACKENING HER TEETH Woodcut, 1880, from the series 'Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi'. Signed 'Oju Yoshitoshi ga', artist's seal. Very good impression and colours, slightly toned and soiled, wrinkled, a few creases, otherwise in good condition. 'Oban', 350 x 240 mm. This series follows the pattern of previous print series by artists such as Utamaro, depicting beautiful women engaged in pursuits at different hours of the day, but the use of the 24-hour clock gave the series a modern ring, as Japan had only recently moved from the Chinese zodiacal system. Shinbashi and Yanagiba…
Image record / 画像情報
JAODB · 1880 · jaodb
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