Takehisa Yumeji - Takehisa Yumeji was a leading artist and illustrator in Japan during the Taisho era. His romantic portraits of contemporary young women were extremely popular, and he designed many woodblock prints for newspapers, women's magazines, and book covers. His slender, languid women are drawn with expressive line work, and sometimes have a naive, almost childlike quality. Yumeji's work found an enthusiastic following in Japan, and today, there is a museum devoted to him in Okayama, his birthplace. While there was little foreign interest in his work prior to his death in 1934, in subsequent decades Yumeji's prints have become very popular and highly sought after by collectors. 

Comments - Lovely Yumeji portrait of a beauty out for a stroll, carrying a parasol over her shoulder. She smiles as she looks back over her shoulder, placing her fingertips together delicately. Her lips are full and red, and her cheek is flushed with pale pink. She wears a gray kimono enlivened by pink lining and a red print obi. Her hair is arrange in a soft bun adorned with a comb, a bow, and hairpins detailed with silver mica. The stone paved road curves around over a bridge behind her, the path lined with tile roofed houses and a willow tree. A charming design with fluid, elegant line work and a classic example of Yumeji's beauty portraits. A posthumous print, possibly circa 1940s.

Artist - Takehisa Yumeji (1884 - 1934)

Image Size - 14 1/4" x 10 1/2" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Drying holes near left corners. Small crease at top edge. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.