Unknown artist - Hand coloured Meiji lithograph
A young beauty cuddles her spotted cat. In the background a bay with anchored ships on a bright night with a full moon.
Title: Ima Komachi (A Modern Komachi).
Original hand-coloured lithograph.
Publisher: unknown
Date: Meiji 22 (1889)
Size: 35,2 x 25,4 cm (image), 48 x 36 cm (overall)
Wide margins. Some of the text below the image is printed illegibly. Paper a little age-toned, minimal stains in margins, paper a little bit wavy and creased, tiny pinholes at corners, a tear at left margin secured from verso. Overall very good condition.
Rare large-size print with a very lovely image, which so far is only documented in a postcard version. These coloured lithographs, depicting bijin in the of the manner of ukiyo-e, were only produced for a few years around 1890.
€ 800,-