Title: 京. 島原大門 (Kyoto. Shimabara Ōmon). Ed. 289/500.
Artist: Seiichiro Konishi (1919-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to plate. 自刻自摺 (self engraved/printed). Circa 1950's?
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: H: 14.0cm x L: 18.0cm (Paper Size: H: 17.25cm x L: 21.5cm).
Condition: Good - Few foxing spots - Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: An iconic image depicted by many celebrated Japanese artists: The main entrance gate (Ōmon (大門)) to Shimabara, Shimabara Daimon島原大門.
Shimabara was one of Japan’s three pleasure quarters (Yūkaku 遊廓) alongside Shinmachi (Osaka) & Yoshiwara (Edo) during the Edo period (1603-1867), before being titled as Japan’s first Geisha district (“Hanamachi”) in the 18th Century. Now a residential area following the outlaw of prostitution in 1958, and the subsequent decline of its Geisha activity through the 1970’s; the remaining wooden Ōmon still stands reminding us of the area’s deep cultural history .
Related Work: 島原大門 (Shimabara Daimon) by Katsuyuki Nishijima.
Title: 京. 島原大門 (Kyoto. Shimabara Ōmon). Ed. 289/500.
Artist: Seiichiro Konishi (1919-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in pencil to plate. 自刻自摺 (self engraved/printed). Circa 1950's?
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Image Size: H: 14.0cm x L: 18.0cm (Paper Size: H: 17.25cm x L: 21.5cm).
Condition: Good - Few foxing spots - Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: An iconic image depicted by many celebrated Japanese artists: The main entrance gate (Ōmon (大門)) to Shimabara, Shimabara Daimon島原大門.
Shimabara was one of Japan’s three pleasure quarters (Yūkaku 遊廓) alongside Shinmachi (Osaka) & Yoshiwara (Edo) during the Edo period (1603-1867), before being titled as Japan’s first Geisha district (“Hanamachi”) in the 18th Century. Now a residential area following the outlaw of prostitution in 1958, and the subsequent decline of its Geisha activity through the 1970’s; the remaining wooden Ōmon still stands reminding us of the area’s deep cultural history .
Related Work: 島原大門 (Shimabara Daimon) by Katsuyuki Nishijima.
