Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow 1824 Keisai Eisen Japanese One of the most eccentric ukiyo-e artists, Eisen was frequently found drunk in brothels, and in his later years actually became the owner of one himself. His coquette is a far cry from the lovely aristocratic beauty portrayed some three decades earlier by Utamaro. Her angular features, long slanting eyes, half-open pouting lips with a touch of iridescent green, little red ribbon and suggestive crook of a finger betrays her coy and slightly wanton Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow.
Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow 1824 Keisai Eisen Japanese One of the most eccentric ukiyo-e artists, Eisen was frequently found drunk in brothels, and in his later years actually became the owner of one himself. His coquette is a far cry from the lovely aristocratic beauty portrayed some three decades earlier by Utamaro. Her angular features, long slanting eyes, half-open pouting lips with a touch of iridescent green, little red ribbon and suggestive crook of a finger betrays her coy and slightly wanton Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow. Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848). Japan. 1824. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Prints
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