Keisai Eisen
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Japanese art
The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tsuchiya
A portrait of the courtesan Hanamurasaki by Keisai Eisen, made as a colour woodblock print in Edo-period Japan.
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About this artwork
This colour woodblock print by Keisai Eisen is titled The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tsuchiya, and it centres on a single named woman from the pleasure quarters. It dates from the early or mid 1830s, during Japan's Edo period. Eisen was an ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga, pictures of beautiful women, and this print belongs to that tradition. Woodblock printing built the image from carved blocks and layers of colour, giving the work its clear outlines and flat, deliberate areas of tone. The original is held in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
On your wall: It would sit well in a study, hallway, bedroom or living room, particularly where a figure-led piece of Japanese art would add some quiet character.
- Title
- The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tsuchiya
- Artist
- Keisai Eisen
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen, also known as Ikeda Eisen, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga, pictures of beautiful women. He also wrote under the name Ippitsuan. His strongest work, including his ōkubi-e, close-up portraits focused on the head, is regarded as among the finest of the Bunsei Era, which ran from 1818 to 1830.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
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