Japanese Print "Girl in the Midnight Sun" by Takehisa Yumeji
Artist:Takehisa Yumeji
Title:Girl in the Midnight Sun
Date:Ca. 1950s.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Byakuya" (Night with the Midnight Sun). A girl in blue kimono with flying crane patterns is standing under a tree. A lantern illuminates the girl and the leaves on the ground. Yumeji's melancholic, fragil looking depiction of women were very popular in Taisho - early Showa era. He did numerous illustrations and cover designs for the popular magazines and music notes.