tsmskimonoyokubo:
Artist:Takeuchi Keishu (1861-1943)Subject:A bijin in summer kimono in the moonlight.Signature:Artist’s seal Keishu.Date:Meiji 39 (1906)Size:Kuchi-e, 37x24 cm.Reference
For an interesting biographical note about the artist see Helen Merritt & Nanako Yamada. Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints. Reflections of Meiji Culture. Honolulu 2000, p. 217.
The way she is wearing her kimono and hair is very very old, 1500-1600s. - TSM
