To outside of the USA. New Year Charm in the Shape of a Love Letter. Woman of the Genroku Era. From the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections.
The bearer of the poem may be the woman's lover, thinly disguised with a scarf about his face, or a messenger from her lover. The Series Thirty-six Elegant Selections (Sanjuroku kasen).
The series presents women of different classes from thirty-five different historical eras. Sanjroku kasen also seen as " Sanjroku i kurabe". (Thirty-six Elegant Selections; also seen translated as Thirty-six Beauties Compared). Akiyama Buemon in left margin. Good - water markes spot.
14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (36.8 x 24.1 cm). 12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (32.4 x 21.6 cm). Tokyo Metropolitan Library 07537-C1 and 4762-18; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston RES. 52.30 and 41.940.17; British Museum 1906,1220,0.1569. Age of Civil War; c. 1603 is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.Japanese historians named it after the otherwise unrelated Warring States period in China. It came to an end when all political power was unified under the Tokugawa shogunate. The item "1892 Japanese Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata Period of Civil War, Original" is in sale since Friday, April 6, 2018.
This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints". The seller is "allshi67" and is located in Englishtown, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.