Oban woodblock reprint. Ink and color on paper. Beautiful Eishi portrait of a young woman smiling happily as she looks ahead, one hand resting gracefully on her collar. She wears a blue outer robe over a pale pink kimono with a netted and floral pattern, and a red under robe with a light blue collar where the wood grain of the block is visable. Her hair is pulled back into a sleek bun adorned with a large comb, many slender hairpins, and a pink ribbon. A lovely image with fine line work in the hair and wonderful handling of the translucent comb. Bright colors and fine details. Title to upper left, artist's signature and publishers seal to lower left. Mounted in a mat. Light wrinkling to upper left corner, light spotting. Approx. 15 1/4 by 10 3/8 in., 39 by 26.5 cm.

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