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Ohana and Ofuku, from the series "A Selection of Entertainers from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro geisha sen)"

Ohana and Ofuku, from the series "A Selection of Entertainers from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro geisha sen)"

Chōbunsai EishiWW-1789-122774
1789·Color woodblock print; oban·37.5 × 24.2 cm (14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

Catalogue

Year
1789
Dimensions
37.5 × 24.2 cm (14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi
Chōbunsai Eishi

Printmaking

Chōbunsai Eishi was an 18th-century Japanese woodblock print artist and painter known for ukiyo-e works depicting bijin (beautiful women) and kabuki actors. Active during the late Edo period, he developed a refined, elegant style characterized by elongated figures and delicate linear detail. His prints and paintings represent a transition between earlier Edo aesthetics and the more decorative approaches of his contemporaries. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

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Year
1789
Dimensions
37.5 × 24.2 cm (14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1789-122774

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi

Chōbunsai Eishi

Printmaking

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