AMOROUS MATTERS: THE SYLLABLE NO (Isoda Koryusai)
Object: original Japanese woodblock print
Genre: abuna-e あぶな絵 dangerous pictures
From the book: Amorous Matters as Materia Medica Explained in Foolish Form 色物馬鹿本草, vol. 3 礼
Print title: The Syllable No の
Comes with a certificate of authenticity!
Details:
• Date: 1778
• Artist: Isoda Koryusai 礒田湖龍斎 (1735-1790)
• Material: washi 和紙 Japanese paper
• Technique: nishiki-e 錦絵 multi-coloured woodblock printing
• Dimensions: 26,5 x 22,5 cm
• Condition: reasonable, wormholes.
(The photographs form an integral part of the description.)
A well-placed antique does more than decorate a room - it gives it authorship. Against a contemporary interior, older objects introduce texture, balance and a sense of permanence that cannot be replicated by newly made pieces alone.
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