Description:
Torii School Woodblock Bijin-ga, Japan, depicting a female bust with her face in profile, with a letter in her left hand, against a silver ground, embossed details, signed with a Torii seal, oban tate-e, 16 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.
Property of a New England collector.
Estimate $20-200
slightly out of register, creases, minor buckling, spots of discoloration.
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Keywords
Japan, Bijin, Bijin-ga, Japanese art, Japanese painting, Torii, Torii Kiyohiro, Torii school, Ukiyo-e, Visual arts, Woodblock printing in JapanCarly Babione
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