1963 After Harunobu "Under the Spell of Flowers One Forgets to God Home", Full-Color Print

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A stunning full-color Ukiyo-E Hanga print after original woodblock print "Under the Spell of Flowers One Forgets to God Home" … Read more A stunning full-color Ukiyo-E Hanga print after original woodblock print "Under the Spell of Flowers One Forgets to God Home" by Harunobu (died on the 15th of June in 1770 in downtown Edo, former name of Tokyo). Comes from a rare Collection of 24 Masterpieces by Harunobu. Produced & published by Shuei-Sha, Tokyo, in December 1963. Printers: Toppan Printing Co., LTD. Printed on one side. Attached at the top to a board of heavy textured paper, covered with lighter sheet of paper for protection, numbered 17 on the label on the front of the cover. Excellent condition - minor edge wear on the board and cover, never framed, ready to be framed. Copy of commentaries (below) in Japanese and English is included.

Overall (folded) 12.55"W x 18.20"H
Overall (unfolded) 25"W x 18.20"H
Image 7.95"W x 11"H

Commentaries on the piece by Ukiyo-e Art consultants & editors Dr. Kiyoshi Shibui and Mr. Sadao Kikuchi:

Harunobu: Signed
Printer: Unsigned
In the possession of Mr. Shinichiro Nakajima

The picture well suggests the splendor of Shin-Yoshiwara at its best. As one enters the Daimon Gate of the Gay Quarters, hundreds of such houses were lining both sides of the road. This one is the most famous of the lot. The woman seated on the stool is reigning courtesan recognizable from her crested lantern. It is the dream world of the gilded screen meant to intoxicate men's hearts and souls and deprive them of the power to remember affairs outside. See less