Fūryū Waka Sannin: Migi

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Fūryū Waka Sannin: Migi [Three Fashionable Young People: Right]

Kikukawa, Eizan [illustrated by].

[Edo (Tōkyō): Yamatoya Jūbē, ca. Bunka 9-11 (1812–1814)].

A sophisticated woman sits absorbed in a Hyakunin Isshu or Sanjūrokkasen book, her coat casually draped over a hanging rack beside her. In a quiet moment between tasks, she pauses to immerse herself in literary pursuits. This ōban print is the right-hand sheet of a triptych by the ukiyo-e artist Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867). The MFA notes that the triptych's title plays on the term for the Three Gods of Waka Poetry (Waka sanjin). Delicate karazuri (blind-embossed) patterns on the kimono provide a subtle highlight.

One ōban leaf, colour woodblock-printed on one side, complete. Pigments faded. Browning, slight creases, and a few small wormholes. 38.9 x 24.6 cm.

Fūryū Waka Sannin: Migi
Price: $3,680.00 (USD)