Vintage Japanese Kappazuri Print Yoshitoshi Mori Bijin Playing Shamisen 1984 Ed 13/90 Kimono Materials: Bronze (patinated)

Materials: Bronze (patinated)

it is still very functional with a lot of character

aligning with the Japanese appreciation for subtlety and ritual

while figures with umbrellas trace the river’s edge toward the distant Sanjo Bridge (三条大橋)

its name echoing the word “medetai” (auspicious

Vintage Japanese Kappazuri Print Yoshitoshi Mori Bijin Playing Shamisen 1984 Ed 13/90 Kimono Materials: Bronze (patinated)Yoshitoshi Mori (, 18981992) Bijin with shamisen () kappazuri stencil print, 1984, edition 13 90 Shwa period, dated 1984 A bijin sits absorbed in playing the shamisen, her head inclined downward, lips parted as if in song. She holds the neck of the instrument in her left hand and draws the bachi (plectrum) across the strings with her right caught mid phrase, her expression inward and focused. Her kimono is a deep black with blue geometric lining at