Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)

  • Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829), The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), circa 1795
    Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
    The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), circa 1795
    Woodblock print
    Date: circa 1795
    Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
    Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)
    Vertical aiban:
    32.3 x 21.9 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ⅝ in.)
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  • Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829), Courtesans in a Yoshiwara teahouse, from the series Ten Famous Places in Edo (Koto jussho zekkei), Circa 1790
    Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)
    Courtesans in a Yoshiwara teahouse, from the series Ten Famous Places in Edo (Koto jussho zekkei), Circa 1790
    Woodblock print
    Unsigned
    Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei (Hoeido)
    Date: circa 1790
    Vertical chuban: 25.5 x 18.4 cm. (10 x 7 ¼ in.)
    £ 1,200.00