UKIYO-E JAPANESE WOODBLOCK FRAMED ART PRINT Portrait of Tomimoto Toyohina (Tomimoto Toyohina ) by Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795-96. A portrait of a celebrated beauty from a renowned master of bijin kubi-e (pictures of beautiful women). Tomimoto Toyohina was a very popular geisha who excelled in storytelling accompanied by the shamisen (jruri). Here we see her immaculately turned out, little hand pulling on the collar in a graceful gesture, fan in the other hand. On her hair there is a head-covering called agebshi - it was used by women to protect their beautiful & complicated hairstyles from wind & dust when they went out. The silk agebshi is fixed at the front with a decorated pin, a finishing touch in a look of impossible elegance. The composition of objects in the top right corner signifies that she was indeed an artist & not a courtesan - at that time it was prohibited to name women in ukiyo-e prints unless they were courtesans, so Utamaro circumvents that by creating a picture riddle. Here, a lottery box (tomi), duckweed (mo), & a whetstone (to) spell out Tomimoto & a door (to), a lantern to suggest night (yo), & a doll (hina) signify Toyohina Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully & lovingly restored & enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes & colour fading. Available as FRAMED or FRAMED + MOUNTED A3 print (29.7cm x 42cm) Overall A3 frame size: 45cm x 32cm x 1.5cm (17.7x 12.7 x 0.5). Overall A2 frame size: 62cm x 45cm x 1.5cm (24.5x 17.5 x 0.5). Choose the frame size & colour from the drop-down menu. Printed in England on a 350gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white & smooth & Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners. The frame moulding measures 20mm wide & 15mm deep. Classic style in white, black or rustic (wood) finish. Fitted with high-clarity plastic safety glass (perspex). Two hooks at the back: ready to hang in portrait or landscape orientation. White colour mount (with larger frame) - ivory colour mount available instead at no extra charge, just leave a note at the checkout UNFRAMED / PRINT ONLY LISTING ALSO AVAILABLE here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1065079645 (Interior images are shown for styling & illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.) Female silhouette vector created by renata.s - www.freepik.com Interior settings by vanitjan Japanese Art Geisha Framed Mounted Ukiyo-E Wall Decor Print Poster Woodblock Kitagawa Utamaro Maiko Tayu Oiran Kimono Tattoo Beautiful