About This Print
This kuchi-e with its characteristic tri-fold from being inserted in a book or magazine either illustrated a story or served as a promotional frontispiece.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 | #1795 |
| Title or Description | Bijin holding a comb under amidst falling cherry blossoms (untitled) |
| Magazine or Novel | unknown |
| Artist | Kondō Shiun (fl. c. 1915– 1940) |
| Signature | |
| Seal | sealed 紫雲 Shiun (see above) |
| Publication Date | c. 1915-early 1930s |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | unknown |
| Printer | unknown |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - toning and uneven trimming |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | bijin kuchi-e |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 11 7/8 x 8 9/16 in. (30.2 x 21.7 cm) |
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| Reference Literature |
10/5/2020
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