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A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase): Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya in Procession (Tamaya Hanamurasaki dochu no zu)

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase): Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya in Procession (Tamaya Hanamurasaki dochu no zu)

Chōbunsai EishiWW-1790-122779
1790·Color woodblock print; oban·38 × 21.5 cm (15 × 8 1/2 in.)

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Year
1790
Dimensions
38 × 21.5 cm (15 × 8 1/2 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
1790
Dimensions
38 × 21.5 cm (15 × 8 1/2 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1790-122779

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Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi

Chōbunsai Eishi

Printmaking

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