Fan Vendor, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/8 in. ( cm

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Fan Vendor, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790s, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 9 7/8 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), Fan vendors in Edo were reputedly fashionable, handsome boys who attracted girls' attention. This seems to be the case here, where the vendor is showing a fan painted with the face of the Zen master Daruma to a beautiful young woman

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Size: 3786px × 5621px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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