(after) Utagawa TOYOKUNI (1769-1825): Ehon Imayo Sugata (complete in 2 volumes)

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Artist: (after) Utagawa TOYOKUNI (1769-1825)

Title:Ehon Imayo Sugata (complete in 2 volumes)

Series: ('Picture Book of Modern Forms and Figures')

Publisher:Rinsen (for this edition.)

Date:1802 (this facsimile editon: 1917)

Medium:Woodblock printed illustrated book

Description:Complete in two volumes. 48 pp. with illustrations. - Ehon imayo sugata is a book about women of all kinds: from women of noble birth to those of the lowest classes, - from the most virtuous women to the most immoral.' Specifically, these are Toyokuni's depictions of modern women of early 19th century Edo (present-day Tokyo) presented in scenes from their daily lives. The book is considered one of the artist's most important works, designed and published at the height of his career in 1802. - Overall, this 'Picture Book of Modern Forms and Figures' is organized on a sliding scale of the perceived morality of the women depicted. The more "virtuous ladies" are portrayed in volume one and are physically separated from the "less virtuous courtesans" of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters who inhabit volume two. - "Toyokuni's finest achievement in book form ...". (J. Hillier)

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(after) Utagawa TOYOKUNI (1769-1825): Ehon Imayo Sugata (complete in 2 volumes)

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