Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
Lot 8

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

A Geisha of the Eastern Capital Painting her Eyebrows

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Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)
A Geisha of the Eastern Capital Painting her Eyebrows
A Geisha of the Eastern Capital (Toto geiko), from the series A Competition of Beautiful Modern Women (Tosei mime kurabe)

Woodblock print, signed Keisai Eisen ga, published by Sanoya Kihei, circa 1825
Vertical oban (38.1 x 26 cm.)

Specialist note

For another design from the same series, titled Streetwalker (Tsujigimi), in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/streetwalker-tsujigimi-from-the-series-comparison-of-present-day-beauties-jisei-bijin-kurabe-254676