Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 59867

1 PM

Artist / 作者
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi月岡芳年
Date / 年代
1880
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録
414 × 600 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者
朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利
No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

Thursday, 25 June 2009 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839 - 1892) AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON: A GEISHA IS BLACKENING HER TEETH Woodcut, 1880, from the series 'Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi'. Signed 'Oju Yoshitoshi ga', artist's seal. Very good impression and colours, slightly toned and soiled, wrinkled, a few creases, otherwise in good condition. 'Oban', 350 x 240 mm. This series follows the pattern of previous print series by artists such as Utamaro, depicting beautiful women engaged in pursuits at different hours of the day, but the use of the 24-hour clock gave the series a modern ring, as Japan had only recently moved from the Chinese zodiacal system. Shinbashi and Yanagiba…

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