Japanese Print "Oiran (Courtesan) (1)" by Miyagawa Shuntei
Artist:Miyagawa Shuntei
Title:Oiran (Courtesan) (1)
Date:1890
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Source:Ohmi Gallery
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A gorgeous bijin-ga print by one of the Meiji-era woodblock print masters - Shuntei Miyagawa. Kuchi-e prints were foldout prints placed at the front of Japanese literary magazines in the 1890s to about 1910. This edition dates to that period. See the article "Kuchi-e - Literary Magazine Frontispieces " at Ukiyo-e Gallery for a very informative introduction these wonderful bijin-ga prints. (1) This item is either untitled or the title is unknown.