He is noted especially for his marvelous bijin-ga or portraits of beautiful women. Exquisite portrait of a young woman rehearing with her shamisen while another knells before her holding the music. This is a Takamizawa print from the Taisho era. Takamizawa prints are considered to be among the finest made. Kitao Shigemasa’s masterworks are in the collections of many of. The world’s great museums. Among them are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; the British Museum, London; and the Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo. Rehearsing with a Shamisen. MEDIUM: Authentic polychrome woodblock print. Ink and color on handmade paper. 15 3/8″ x 9 7/8″; (39, 1 cm x 25,1 cm). 15 5/8″ x 10 1/8″; (39,7 cm x 25,7 cm). CONDITION: Antique print from Taisho era. Incredible detail and beautiful color. Marvelous sense of age. Please take a moment to examine the scans. The Uki Arts Gallery. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “ukiarts” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Primary Material: Ink and color on handmade paper.
- Color: Multi-Color
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Reproduction
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: Taisho era, 1912-1926
- Maker: Takamizawa