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Keisai Eisen — In the Twelfth Month, Setsubun: Ainare of the Ebiya (Junigatsu, setsubun: Ebiya uchi Ainare | Edo period, 19th century
Keisai Eisen

In the Twelfth Month, Setsubun: Ainare of the Ebiya (Junigatsu, setsubun: Ebiya uchi Ainare | Edo period, 19th century

A ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting Ainare, a courtesan of the Ebiya establishment, during the Setsubun festival. The work represents the bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) genre of Edo period art.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Fine Japanese Prints

December 6, 2021

Estimate: $700 – $1,000

Lot 48

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Keisai Eisen, In the Twelfth Month, Setsubun: Ainare of the Ebiya (Junigatsu, setsubun: Ebiya uchi Ainare | Edo period, 19th century

A ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting Ainare, a courtesan of the Ebiya establishment, during the Setsubun festival. The work represents the bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) genre of Edo period art.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

19th Century, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Art, Courtesan Portraiture, Edo Period, Bijin-ga, Woodblock Print

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