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 - Charming portrait of a beauty enjoying the evening cool, rolling the handle of her round fan between her hands. She wears an informal blue and white summer kimono patterned with triangles, and tied with a black obi, a flash of red lining visible on one sleeve. Bamboo leaves suggest an outdoor setting. A nice little design.

Artist - Takehisa Yumeji (1884 - 1934)

Image Size - 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Faint toning, a couple faint creases at edges. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.