RAMASSAGE DES ORMEAUX ( AWABI )

Surimono, shikishiban, nishiki-e.ca.1890.Representation of one of these traditional fisherwomen of the coastal regions, who dived half-naked into the sea in search of abalones. An inexhaustible source of fascination for Westerners, these images invaded Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century. Intended for the general public, they respond to the general demand for representations of female nudes and beautiful women. Far from the ethnographic subject, these fisherwomen impose themselves in the collective imagination as courtesans of the sea, their sensual bodies delivered to the male gaze in Japan and elsewhere...

200.00 €

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SINGE PORTANT UN GOHEI

Monkey Dressed for a New Year's Parade Surimono Nishiki-e Shikishiban Ca.1890 In the Shinto ritual the Gohei is an object dedicated to the Kamis (Deities) consisting of two shide (strips of paper) attached to a bamboo or a wand used to purify but also to repel malicious spirits..

250.00 €

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FLEURS DE CERISIER TAMBOUR ET EBOSHI

The elements represented, inspired by an episode from : "Tale of Genji", symbolize the figure of Lady Aoi (Aoi knot). Surimono, shikishiban, nishiki-e. ca.1880. Proof with embossing, printing fold...

230.00 €

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