Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
'The Relaxed Type: The Appearance of a Kyoto Geisha from the Kansei Period, from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 22)
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 22)
Vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
37.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
Very good impression of the first edition, good colour, slight soiling, minute repairs to top corners, minute nick to bottom right corner.
£ 2,600.00
For another impression of the first edition in the collection ofThe Minneapolis Museum of Art, accession no. 2017.106.192, go to: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127924/appearing-relaxed-tsukioka-yoshitoshi
For another impression of the first edition in the collection ofThe Minneapolis Museum of Art, accession no. 2017.106.192, go to: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127924/appearing-relaxed-tsukioka-yoshitoshi