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SEIEN, Shima   (1893 - 1970)		The heroine, Yûgiri (print also known as 'The departed spirit of a courtesan')
		Signed:               Seien (red cartouche upper left) Carver:              Yamagishi Kazue Printer:              Nishimura Kumakichi Published:          1923 Size:                    c.  45. 5 x 29. 5 cms Condition: EXCELLENT impression, color and condition. - With areas of paper embossing. - ref. no.: # 743170 € 1,100.00

Shima Seien was one of a handful of female artists, who gained public recognition at the time. She had studied under Kitano Tsunetomi and Noda Kyûho, and evolved her own style of bijinga ('beautiful women prints') deeply rooted in the modern nihonga ('Japanese painting style') tradition.

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