Ohira Kasen (1900-1983) | Tissues (Kaishi) | Showa period, 20th century

Ohira Kasen (1900-1983) 

Tissues (Kaishi)

Showa period, 20^th century 

woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, from the series Twenty-Four Figures of Charming Women (Adesugata nijushiko), signed and sealed Kasen, publisher's marks to the lower left margin Yamase and hanken shoyu fukyo fukusei Shinbisha [copyright reserved, no reproduction permitted, the Shibisha Company], circa 1931

Vertical dai-oban: 44.1 x 28.6 cm., 17⅜ x 11¼ in.