Kikugawa Eizan

Sangatsu: Furyu bijin Gosekku (Third Month: Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals)

Kikugawa Eizan's original Japanese woodcut, Sangatsu (Third Month) hails from his series entitled, Furyu bijin Gosekku (Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals). It depicts a courtesan and two kamuro looking at a doll. 'Kamuro' was the term used for girl attendants of a leading Courtesan. Sangatsu: Furyu bijin Gosekku (Third Month: Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals) is printed upon early nineteenth century Japanese mulberry paper and with full margins as published around 1805. It is signed, "Eizan hitsu" titled, and dated, (censor seal "Kiwame"), within the block. It is a beautiful, original example of the art of Kikugawa Eizan.

Original Woodcut by the Japanese artist, Kikugawa Eizan.

Sangatsu: Furyu bijin Gosekku (Third Month: Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals) A Courtesan and two Kamuro Looking at a Doll

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Title:	Sangatsu: Furyu bijin Gosekku (Third Month: Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals) A Courtesan and two Kamuro Looking at a Doll
Artist:	Eizan, Kikugawa (Japan, 1787- 1867)
Date:	c. 1805 - 1810
Medium:	Original Japanese Woodcut
Signature	Eizan hitsu (includes Censor Seal: Kiwame)
Note:	Kikugawa Eizan: At the end of the eighteenth century Utamaro (Japan, 1750 - 1806) had established himself as perhaps Japan's finest master of 'bijin' (portrayals of beautiful women) woodcuts. Upon his death in 1806 Kikugawa Eizan quickly emerged as the heir apparent. Unlike the other early nineteenth century leaders of bijin, however, Eizan did not actually study under Utamaro. His first teacher was his father, Kikugawa Eiji, a Kano style painter and fan designer. Eizan then studied under the Shijo artist, Suzuki Nanrei and Totoya Hokkei.
	Eizan's first published woodcuts date from around 1805 and for the following five years bear remarkable similarities to the late work of Utamaro. In an early print such as, Sangatsu: Furyu bijin Gosekku (Third Month: Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals), we see all the elements of Golden Age woodcut art; harmonious, muted colors, graceful lines and an overall sense of refinement and elegance.
	By the late 1820's Kikugawa Eizan appears to have retired from ukiyo-e printmaking. By that time his student, Keisai Eisen, had taken the lead in portrayals of beautiful women. The famous classical style of Utamaro and Eizan was all but gone. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston includes an impression of this original woodcut in its collection, Accession Number: 20.83
	Kikugawa Eizan's original Japanese woodcut, Sangatsu (Third Month) hails from his series entitled, Furyu bijin Gosekku (Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals). It depicts a courtesan and two kamuro looking at a doll. 'Kamuro' was the term used for girl attendants of a leading Courtesan. The third month of the year (March) is usually considered the first month of spring in the northern hemisphere. This original Japanese woodcut is a beautiful, original example of the art of Kikugawa Eizan.
Size:	15 3/8 X 10 1/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon early nineteenth century Japanese mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as published around 1805. Signed, “Eizan hitsu”, titled, and dated, (censor seal "Kiwame"), within the block. Bearing an unidentified collector's seal on the verso. As is usual with woodcuts from this early era there is some fading of colors and examples of rubbing and creasing within the actual image. Nevertheless, Sangatsu: Furyu bijin Gosekku (Third Month: Fashionable Beauties for Five Festivals) is a beautiful example from the final years of Golden Age art and a prime, original example of the art of Kikugawa Eizan.
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