Keisai Eisen
The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tsuchiya
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Japanese art
Woman with Papers in Mouth and Fan in Hand
Keisai Eisen, 1789
A woman holds papers between her lips and a fan in her hand, caught in a quiet, everyday moment. A colour woodblock print from Edo-period Japan.
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About this artwork
This colour woodblock print comes from Edo-period Japan and is by Keisai Eisen, an ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga, pictures of beautiful women. The title tells us what to look for: a woman with papers held in her mouth and a fan in her hand, as though she has paused mid-task. Woodblock prints of this kind are built from carved blocks inked in colour, which gives the image its clear outlines and flat, considered areas of tone. The work is now part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's Japanese art collection.
On your wall: Its subject and Japanese woodblock character suit a calm study, bedroom, hallway or living room where a single figure can be appreciated up close.
- Title
- Woman with Papers in Mouth and Fan in Hand
- Artist
- Keisai Eisen
- Year
- 1789
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen, also known as Ikeda Eisen, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga, pictures of beautiful women. He also wrote under the name Ippitsuan. His strongest work, including his ōkubi-e, close-up portraits focused on the head, is regarded as among the finest of the Bunsei Era, which ran from 1818 to 1830.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
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