THE STAR FESTIVAL (Keisai Eisen)

Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: ukiyo-e 浮世絵 pictures of the floating world

Artist: Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (1790-1848), signed Keisai Eisen ga 渓斎英泉画
From the series: Twelve Months of Beauties of the Floating World 浮世美人十二箇月
Print title: Seventh Month, The Star Festival 七月星まつり

Publisher: Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Kikakudo 喜鶴堂)
Censor’s seal: kiwame 極

Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing

Period: 1818-1830
Condition: overall fair, wormholes, slight scratches, backing
Dimensions: 25 x 37,5 cm

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