Yatsuhashi Courtesan Blue Kimono Cherry Blossom Japanese Woodblock Poster
A courtesan in a rich indigo kimono with her young attendants beneath cherry blossoms, in blue-on-white woodblock style.
Description
Printed in a rare all-blue palette, this Japanese woodblock print shows the courtesan Yatsuhashi of the Naka Manjiya house with her young attendants Wakaba and Yayoi, beneath a shower of cherry blossoms. The intricate indigo kimono patterns glow against the pale ground in this elegant bijin-ga portrait. A refined piece for collectors of ukiyo-e and Japanese textile art.
