Dai Nihon Fujin Sokuhatsu Zukai
By Adachi, Ginko [illustrated by]
A beautiful colour woodblock-printed triptych depicting fashionable ladies' hairstyles of the mid-Meiji period, by famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist Adachi Ginko (1853-1908). Ginko, most famous for his illustrations of well-known scenes from Japanese history and of beautiful women, is probably best-known today for his caricature of the Meiji Emperor for which he jailed for a year. In this particular triptych he illustrates the most popular and fashionable hairstyles of the time for modern Japanese women. A pretty set of prints on stylish Meiji period hairstyles. Triptych. Very minor foxing, slight wear to extremities, otherwise near fine to fine. 3 prints, complete. Each print measures approx. 36.2 x 24.4 cm. Text in Japanese.
Published by: Nihonbashi, [Tokyo] : Okura Magobe, 1885
Vendor: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB)
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By Adachi, Ginko [illustrated by]
A beautiful colour woodblock-printed triptych depicting fashionable ladies' hairstyles of the mid-Meiji period, by famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist Adachi Ginko (1853-1908). Ginko, most famous for his illustrations of well-known scenes from Japanese history and of beautiful women, is probably best-known today for his caricature of the Meiji Emperor for which he jailed for a year. In this particular triptych he illustrates the most popular and fashionable hairstyles of the time for modern Japanese women. A pretty set of prints on stylish Meiji period hairstyles. Triptych. Very minor foxing, slight wear to extremities, otherwise near fine to fine. 3 prints, complete. Each print measures approx. 36.2 x 24.4 cm. Text in Japanese.
Published by: Nihonbashi, [Tokyo] : Okura Magobe, 1885
Vendor: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB)
