Maiko

Arashiyama in spring

Japanese Color Woodblock Print 

Maiko

by Tokuriki Tomikichirō, c. 1960s

Oharame (carrying kindling)


IHL Cat. #1297

About This Print

The artist pictures this maiko with a beautiful chrysanthemum (kiku) kanzashi associated with the month of October.  The artist also created another state of this print attached to a square board (shikishiban) as shown below. 


Print Details

 IHL Catalog #1297
 Title
Maiko 舞妓
 Series
 Artist 
 Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000)
 Signature 
artist's "tomi" 富 signature and seal carved in block upper right-hand corner beneath title and "T. Tokuriki" hand-signed by artist along bottom of image
 Seal none
 Date c. 1960s (undated)
 Edition not numbered
 Publisher self-published
 Printer self-printed
 Impression excellent
 Colors excellent
 Condition excellent - spots of residual mounting to folio on verso in margins
 Genre sosaku hanga (creative print)
 Miscellaneous  
 Format shikishiban
 H x W Paper 11 11/16 x 10 15/16 in. (29.7 x 27.8 cm)
 H x W Image
 11 1/16 x 9 5/8 in. (28.1 x 24.4 cm)
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