The Geisha Ichimaru (Geisha Ichimaru)
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
$5,000–$40,000. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Modern beauty series: $12,000–$25,000. Key value factors: Very limited output makes all prints relatively scarce. The 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up' series is most collected.
"The Geisha Ichimaru" (Geisha Ichimaru), from 1933, is among the most precisely documented of Kobayakawa's Ichimaru portraits, identified both by the artist's title and by its 1933 date. Ichimaru was at the height of her fame in this period — recording popular songs, performing at major venues, and becoming one of the most recognized entertainers in Japan. Kobayakawa's portrait honors this fame while subjecting the celebrity to the same probing characterization he gave all his bijin subjects.
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Woodblock print
1/1931
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1924
Oil on board
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Geisha Ichimaru (Geisha Ichimaru) was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in 1933.
The Geisha Ichimaru (Geisha Ichimaru) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1933).
The Geisha Ichimaru (Geisha Ichimaru) depicts bijin-ga.
