BEAUTY IN THE MOONLIGHT (Takeuchi Keishu)

N.1 kuchi-e woodblock print
Year: 1896
Condition: very good
Size: 28 x 22 cm

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Description

Refined original woodblock print of the kuchi-e (口絵) type, made in 1896 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 “Beauty in the Moonlight” (月下の美人).

The work is taken from the Bungei Kurabu (文芸倶楽部), the famous 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.