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Floating World Gallery | The Heroine Osai, in “Yari no Gonza Kansane Katabira”

The Heroine Osai, in “Yari no Gonza Kansane Katabira”

Kiyokata, Kaburagi, 1878-1973

Artist : Kiyokata, Kaburagi, 1878-1973
Date : 1923
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 121007
Condition : Light toning and foxing
Image size : 12 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Illustrated : Female Image, pl. 122
Comments : From a set of 18 prints published as supplements to "The Complete Works of Chikamatsu", which consisted of 16 volumes, plus two additional images.
Price : $400

About The Artist

Kiyokata, Kaburagi, 1878-1973

Born in Tokyo. Son of Jono Saigiku, a noted journalist and theater critic. Studied with Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and Mizuno Toshikata. Founded Ugokai in 1901 for ukiyo-e and Japanese genre painters; society dissolved in 1912. Founded Kinreisha, an organization for Japanese-style painters, in 1917. Appointed member of Imperial Art Academy in 1929. Also exhibited paintings at Bunten and Teiten. Appointed to Art Committee of Imperial Household in 1938. Began his career about 1901 with illustrati.....

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