AUTUMN FLOWERS (Takeuchi Keishu)

N.1 kuchi-e woodblock print
Year: 1903
Condition: very good
Size: 22 x 28 cm

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Description

Refined original woodblock print of the kuchi-e (口絵) type, made in 1903 by the artist Takeuchi Keishu (武内桂舟), one of the most talented students of the famous Tsukiyoka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年), and entitled “Autumn Flowers” (秋草).

The work is taken from Bungei Kurabu (文芸倶楽部), the popular literary magazine published from 1895 to 1933 by the Hakubunkan (博文館) publishing house.

The print on Japanese washi paper (和紙) despite the right signs of aging is in very good general condition.