Japanese Woodblock Reproduction Print by Eisen "Maegami and a Girl" 20x16 Inkbox harmonious profile that accentuates the

harmonious profile that accentuates the wood’s natural pattern

They measure 9

Length =4"

Some wear and minor losses to the iron-red ground on the foot base consistent with age

It has a simple clear crackel glaze over the tan clay body

Japanese Woodblock Reproduction Print by Eisen "Maegami and a Girl" 20x16 Inkbox harmonious profile that accentuates theKeisai Eisen (1790 1848) Maegami and a GirlFrom The Secret Language of the Courtesan ()Mid Shwa Period Reproduction (ca. 1960s) A finely printed mid Shwa color woodblock reproduction after Keisai Eisens design Maegami and a Girl, from the erotic series The Secret Language of the Courtesan (). The scene portrays two loversan experienced courtesan, identified by her forelocks (maegami), and her young companionengaged in a private, affectionate moment.