Moonlight left of the pair Beauties in Spring, c. 1798, Hosoda Eishi, Japanese, 1756 - 1829, 31 1/2 x 13 3/16 in. (80 x cm) (image)64 3/16 x 17 5/16 in. (163 x 44 cm) (mount) 49 cm W w/ roller, Ink and color on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e, Eishi was a member of a samurai family. Perhaps as a result of the protracted peace under Tokugawa rule, he studied painting under the shōgun's court appointed artist, Kanō Eisen (1696-1731) and eventually was recognized for his own painting accomplishments.

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