It is from our rare print collection. This magnificent portrait is the beautiful courtesan Tsukasa-Dayu from the Shinmachi pleasure district in Osaka. Lovely reprint of Choki’s Edo Period masterwork. It is one you will be proud to display in your home or office and is bound to become a cherished family heirloom. Eishosai Choki’s masterworks are in the collections of many of the world’s greatest 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. TITLE: Tsukasa-Dayu of the Higashi-Ogiya. The ShInmachi Quarter of Osaka. MEDIUM: Authentic polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on handmade paper. 15″ x 10″; (38,1 cm x 25,4 cm). 15 1/8″ x 10 1/8″; (38,42 cm x 25,72 cm). CONDITION: Striking antique reprint. Wonderful sense of age. Beautiful color and marvelous detail. Soft gray mica background. Slight remnants on verso from previous folio mounting. Please examine the scans carefully. 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: Paper
- Color: Multi-Color
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Reproduction
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: Taisho era, 1912-1926
