Artist: Takeuchi Keishu
Title: Hagoita
Date: 1901
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Title Hagoita (Kuchi-e) Artist Keishu Takeuchi 1861-1942 - click for artist Seal artist's seal Dated 1901 Publisher Bungei Kurabu Impression excellent - very good Colors excellent - very good ... lacquer-shomenzuri on hair Condition good ... mottled toning, slight soil, slight red transfer stains on left side, 2 vertical folds usual for kuchi-e, right upper corner creased, light foxing on the left Description Book illustration (kuchi-e) from Bungei Kurabu, a very popular literary magazine in Japan. A lady with "hagoita" (Japanese style badminton racket made of wood). Ornaments for the New Year's Day are on the background. Width 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm Height 8.7 inches = 22.0 cm
