Touka Eibai

燈火咏梅 Touka Eibai 

The print was produced as a kuchie frontispiece for a novel 燈火咏梅 Touka Eibai by Seiken Miyake in a literary magazine titled Bungei Kurabu magazine, Vol 10, No.3 in 1904.

Artist: Toshikata Mizuno (1866-1908)
Date: Meiji 37 (1904)
Paper size: 11 and 1/8 x 8 and 5/8 inches (28 x 21.8 cm)
Condition: Fair condition. Original Kuchi-e fold lines.  Some soils, creases, and toning, as shown. A tiny tear at the bottom edge and a few pinholes only visible when held up to the light. Please see photos for details.