Kikukawa Eizan “Kobai (Red Plum)” Framed Japanese Woodblock Bijin Art Print (A2 / A3) lgbtq trans queen 18th century

18th century

Gyousho style brushwork with a small hanko stamp

dreamy look in her eyes - all of it creates an image of poetic femininity

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Kikukawa Eizan “Kobai (Red Plum)” Framed Japanese Woodblock Bijin Art Print (A2 / A3) lgbtq trans queen 18th centuryUKIYO E JAPANESE WOODBLOCK FRAMED ART PRINT "Kobai" ( Red Plum), from the series "Beauties in the Modern Style, an Assortment of Flowers" (Tf bijin hana zukushi" ). By Kikukawa Eizan, 1807. Clasping the flower cutters in a delicate white hand, she's casting a critical look on a flowering plum branch in her other hand, moments before placing it in a readied vase. It's as if the artist is asking us to compare the flawlessly proportioned blossoming