1800s Japanese Original Antique Old Woodblock print Book "Kanzashi Design" Art by Keisai Eisen
This original copy is the property of Antique Kanzashi.
This original copy is the property of Antique Kanzashi.
More artwork by Keisai Eisen
Bijinga. Beautiful geisha of Edo period wearing kanzashi. One is applying beni rouge to her lips (left), another applying shiro make up (middle) & another drawing half moon eyebrows (right). Eisai Keisen's bijinga prints such as these were often used as advertisements for cosmetics in the Edo period. The bijin of prints such as these and others were modeled by real women.