Yamaguchi Soken (Japanese, 1759–1818) was a prolific painter of ukiyo-e beauties and was particularly talented in rendering scenes from everyday life. Soken accomplished a great degree of realism in his paintings, which he achieved through direct observation of his subjects. Like many other 18th-century Japanese artists, Soken painted scenes of the pleasure-loving urban life, which was known as ukiyo, or the “floating world.”
Contains five each of four different panels from
Beauties, late 18th–early 19th century.
- 20 blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopes in a decorative box
- Printed on recycled paper
- Published with the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture
- Box size: 5.375 x 7.375 x 1.5 in.
- Card size: 5 x 7 in.
- ISBN 9780764959417
- ITEM 0593
