This is a original antique Japanese woodblock print by the famous print designer Mishima Shosho 1856-1928
The print shows two women from a rural village who carry branches on their heads wearing protective cloths. The first woman carries a basket with flowers. The background shows the beautiful scenery of the countryside. This is a woodblock print of the Kuchi E type. Kuchi E s are frontispieces which were placed in books and magazines. A very famous magazine in the Meiji period, 1868-1912, was Bungei Kurabu. Kuci E always have one or two folding lines because of the way they were placed in fornt of novels and magazines. Shosho made several Kuchi E prints for this magazine.
Mishima Shosho also a painter. He was famous for his great woodblock designs of women, bijin, and also for his prints of animals and plants.
Title: Women From The VIllage Ohara near Kyoto
Design: Mishima Shosho 1856-1928
Type: Kuchi E
Dimensions: 28.5 cm x 22.5 cm
Condition: good overall, still fine colours and good imprint, no fading. Some light age related wear, such as some creases, soiling and spots. Signed with a red seal bottom right. The verso is attached on top to a cardboard backing. This print has the usual Kuchi E folding lines because of the way the print was placed in front of a book or magazine. See photo s.
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