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.
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Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1634 |
| Title or Description | Woman in blue kimono (untitled) |
| Magazine | unknown |
| Artist | Morita Hisashi (active c. 1920s) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | no seal |
| Publication Date | c. 1915-early 1930s |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | unknown |
| Printer | unknown |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | bijin kuchi-e |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 8 13/16 x 5 3/4 in. (22.4 x 14.6 cm) |
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| Reference Literature |
10//2020
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