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New Clothes for the Festival of New Herbs (Wakana no hatsuisho): Tamagiku of the Kadotamaya with Attendants Kikuno and Kikuji

New Clothes for the Festival of New Herbs (Wakana no hatsuisho): Tamagiku of the Kadotamaya with Attendants Kikuno and Kikuji

Chōbunsai EishiWW-1756-075898
1756·Color woodblock print; oban·37.8 × 25.6 cm (14 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year
1756
Dimensions
37.8 × 25.6 cm (14 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi
Chōbunsai Eishi

Printmaking

Chōbunsai Eishi was an 18th-century Japanese woodblock print artist and painter known for ukiyo-e works depicting bijin (beautiful women) and kabuki actors. Active during the late Edo period, he developed a refined, elegant style characterized by elongated figures and delicate linear detail. His prints and paintings represent a transition between earlier Edo aesthetics and the more decorative approaches of his contemporaries. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

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Year
1756
Dimensions
37.8 × 25.6 cm (14 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1756-075898

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi

Chōbunsai Eishi

Printmaking

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