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Date : c. 1837
Size : O-ban
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Light centerfold / Seal on reverse side / Restored small wormholes
Eisen was famous for his artworks of beautiful women, but he also created many landscapes. Eisen and Hiroshige completed "69 Stations of the Kiso Kaido" around the 6th year of Tempo, and 24 of the 72 paintings in the series were by Eisen. Eisen was originally the painter for this series, but he relinquished his position midway through the series, and Hiroshige took over.
Eisen started painting fragile female beauties like his master, Eizan, but later became famous for his unique and fascinating painting style.
Her paintings are characterized by a six-headed, long-bodied, hunchbacked female figure full of refracted emotions. Eisen portrayed prostitutes in Oka places like Fukagawa and Yoshiwara brothels as women with bewitching and strong-willed looks in their eyes.