Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867)
Five woodcuts of figures, including a mitate-e (allusive picture) entitled Toi no Tamagawa (The Cloth-fulling Jewel River), from the series Mu Tamagawa (The Six Jewel Rivers), published by Yamadaya Shojiro, and four woodcuts of beauties, including two prints of Tagasode of the Tamaya and Chozan of the Chojiya, from the series Shichikenjin (Women of seven brothels), a play on the theme of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
oban tate-e
MFA acc. nos. 11.41505; 11.41507-9; 11.41511 (5)
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867)
Five woodcuts of figures, including a mitate-e (allusive picture) entitled Toi no Tamagawa (The Cloth-fulling Jewel River), from the series Mu Tamagawa (The Six Jewel Rivers), published by Yamadaya Shojiro, and four woodcuts of beauties, including two prints of Tagasode of the Tamaya and Chozan of the Chojiya, from the series Shichikenjin (Women of seven brothels), a play on the theme of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
oban tate-e
MFA acc. nos. 11.41505; 11.41507-9; 11.41511 (5)
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