Japanese Woodblock Print, c.1790, this is a Showa ear edition published by Watanabe from recarved blocks with the publishers 6mm seal

SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 10.5 x 15.75 inches

EISHOSAI CHOKI (active c.1780-1810) was a prominent Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, best known for his lyrical and atmospheric depictions of beautiful women (bijin-ga), often set against poetic seasonal backdrops like rain, snow, or night scenes. Initially a student of Toriyama Sekien, Choki developed a distinctive aesthetic marked by slender, graceful figures with elongated faces, a style heavily influenced by his contemporaries Torii Kiyonaga and Kitagawa Utamaro. Beyond his standalone woodblock prints, his work was widely disseminated through illustrated books (ehon), including collaborations on popular ky_ka (comic poetry) anthologies such as the Ehon Matsu no Shirabe ("The Tune of the Pine") and various novel illustrations for major publishers like Tsutaya Juzaburo. Today, his rare and highly prized masterworks are preserved in the permanent collections of major global institutions, including the Tokyo National Museum, the British Museum in London, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.If you are interested in exploring further, I can share more details on Ch_ki's stylistic evolution away from Utamaro's influence or look up the specific illustrated books he designed.

Fine, no flaws