About This Print
An untitled illustration insert (the print has the characteristic three horizontal folds) for an unidentified magazine, likely issued between 1915 and the early 1930s.
About Taishō-Era Bijinga Kuchi-e
Kendall Brown identifies the "golden age" of bijin kuchi-e, illustrations of beautiful women appearing in Taisho-era popular magazines, as the period between 1914 and 1921, with the genre continuing into the 1930s.For more information on this genre and popular magazines of the period see the article Bijin Kuchi-e and Taisho-Era Popular Magazines on this website.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2386 |
| Title or Description | Bijin at the seashore (untitled) |
| Magazine or Novel | unknown |
| Artist | Hirezaki Eihō (1880-1968) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | unread seal (see above) |
| Date | c. 1915-early 1930s |
| Publisher | unknown |
| Carver | not applicable |
| Printer |  東京 精美堂ロータリーオフセット印刷 Tokyo Seibidō Rotary Offset Printing |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - removed from magazine; uneven toning of paper; stains; several insect holes |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | bijin kuchi-e |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 14 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (36.8 x 18.9 cm) |
| H x W Image | 14 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (36.8 x 18.9 cm) |
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| Reference Literature |
10/8/2020
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