Series; True Beauties, 1897 - 1898
Beauty with a Book - Charming portrait of a beauty smiling happily as she looks back over her shoulder. She carries a book with a lavender cover and a gourd motif, a gold ring adorning one slender finger. She wears a pale green and blue kimono with a design of vines and colorful blossoms, tied with a black obi that reverses to tie-dyed stripes in blue and red. Her hair is adorned with a miniature basket of flowers with a blue and white tassel, and a metal hairpin with a tiny bird. A beautiful figure with a sweetly expressive face, wonderfully detailed and colored.
Artist - Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Image Size - 11 3/4" x 8 3/4" + margins as shown
Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Some prints have slight ink offsetting or soiling. Please see photos for individual condition. Generally in good condition overall.
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