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EISHI, Hosoda (1756 - 1829)		Uchikawa (fluteplayer) serenading Lady Joruri. A lady in waiting holds a lantern.
		Signed:                        Eishi ga Publisher:                   (seal unread) Censor's seal:             kiwame Date:                           1790s Size:                            hashira-e (c. 63 x 12 cms / c. 24 3/4" x 4 3/4") Condition: Fine impression; good color and condition (taking into account the age and usual flaws of a pillar print, such as, e.g., paper crease, surface soil, and a few, inconspicuous, tiny paper thinnings); backed. ref. no.: # 732977 Price:  € 3,950.00

Reference: Jacob Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print; London, 1982; ill. no. #876, p. 310. Gian Carlo Calza, Le stampe del mondo fluttante; Milan, 1976.

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