Title: "Réunion de sept jeunes femmes symbolisant les sept dieux du bonheur" Author: Hosoda Eishi Place: Japan Publisher: Nichimuraya Yohachi Date: 1793 Description: Woodblock oban tryptich on three sheets. Each sheet approx. 38.5x25 cm (15¼x9¾"). Censor seal/ Kiwame of the period Hosada, or Chōbunsai, Eishi (1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. Born to a well-off samurai family that was part of the Fujiwara clan, Eishi left his employ with the Shogun Ieharu to pursue art. His early works were prints, mostly bijin-ga portraits of beautiful women in a style akin to Kiyonaga and Utamaro. He was a prolific painter, and from 1801 gave up print designing to devote himself to painting. The present print features nine women in a boat. Lot Amendments Condition: Very good or better condition. Item number: 265762
Title: "Réunion de sept jeunes femmes symbolisant les sept dieux du bonheur" Author: Hosoda Eishi Place: Japan Publisher: Nichimuraya Yohachi Date: 1793 Description: Woodblock oban tryptich on three sheets. Each sheet approx. 38.5x25 cm (15¼x9¾"). Censor seal/ Kiwame of the period Hosada, or Chōbunsai, Eishi (1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. Born to a well-off samurai family that was part of the Fujiwara clan, Eishi left his employ with the Shogun Ieharu to pursue art. His early works were prints, mostly bijin-ga portraits of beautiful women in a style akin to Kiyonaga and Utamaro. He was a prolific painter, and from 1801 gave up print designing to devote himself to painting. The present print features nine women in a boat. Lot Amendments Condition: Very good or better condition. Item number: 265762
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