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Chôkôsai Eishô
(? - ?)
Jeune femme se coupant les ongles
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (MNAAG, Paris) / Harry Bréjat
Guimet Museum
http://www.guimet.fr/fr/
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Keywords:
grooming (dressing)
Japanese (representation of)
art japonais
ukiyo-e (estampe)
traditional costume (Japanese)
woman
fingernail
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About the artwork
Title:
Jeune femme se coupant les ongles
Periods:
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
mica
paper
nishike-e print
Dimensions:
370 x 249
Inventory number:
EO1856
Detail:
1796-1797
Location:
Guimet Museum
About the author(s)
Author:
Chôkôsai Eishô
Also known as:
Eisho
Chokosai Eisho
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Chōkōsai Eishō
(
鳥高斎 栄昌
, fl.
1795–1801
)
was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He is the most prominent student of Eishi and had a prolific output, primarily in the
bijin-ga
genre of portraits of beautiful women, many of which were
ōkubi-e
bust prints. He also used the name
Shōeidō
(
昌栄堂
) Eishō's personal details are unknown. His works that remain show a practised skill, so it is likely that they appeared after years of apprenticeship. His work is assumed to have been in competition with that of Utamaro…
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