About This Print
This bijin kuchi-e with its characteristic tri-fold, resulting from its insertion into a popular culture magazine (taishū zasshi), served as an illustration for the story Life's Fallen Leaves appearing in an unknown magazine.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.
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 | #1878 |
| Title or Description |  |
| Magazine | illustration of the story Life's Fallen Leaves appearing in an unknown magazine |
| Artist | Igawa Sengai (1876-1961) |
| Signature | 洗厓 Sengai |
| Seal | unread seal, as shown above |
| Publication Date | c. 1915-early 1930s |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | unknown |
| Printer | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | fair - paper loss along top of print |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | bijin kuchi-e |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (30.2 x 21.9 cm) |
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10/6/2020 created
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