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Ikeda EISEN: Pensive

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Artist: Ikeda EISEN

Title:Pensive

Date:1830-55s (the original edition; this impression made from recut blocks in the 20th century)

Medium:Woodblock print

Size/Format:oban (c.15 x 10 inches)

Description:An okubi-e, a large-head portrait, in the typical Eisen-style of the 1830s until c. 1855.

Condition:Mint.

Reserve: $290.00

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Ikeda EISEN: Pensive

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Japanese Woodblock Prints

Mar 18, 2026 8:00 PM EDT

New York, NY, United States

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