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KOTONDO, Torii (1900-1976)		ROUGE ('Beni')
		Signed:                    Kotondo Sealed:                     (red artist's seal) Kotondo Date:                        1980s (*)  (originally published in 1931) Publisher:                Ishukankokai, with watermark sign at lower left Size:                         dai oban (c. 44 x 31 cms / 17 3/8" x 12 1/8" - including margins) (*) Commemorative edition. Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. - MINT. ref. no.: # 703136 Price:    € 900.00

This print is from Torii KOTONDO's series: Twelve aspects of women. A lady applying make-up to her lips. - The alluring bijin ('Beautiful women') prints of the Shin hanga period (c. 1900-1950) have been the highlight of the Japanese woodblock print making tradition. Many of the originals from the period sell for prices over $ 4,000 today.

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