Very Rare Original Etching
' Acteurs'
Actors
(A young Samurai kneeling in seiza with his paired swords
and a Komuso Shakuhachi Flute player
with a straw Tengai (Komusogasa) head covering).
By
Georges Ferdinand Bigot
(1860-1927)
From the series:
Croquis Japonais
(Japanese Sketches)
Celebrated French Artist with a piercing eye for Japanese life and culture.
These original 'lifetime' prints, published in Tokyo in 1886,
are his best-known work in Japan.
Original etching (engraving) on paper,
titled & signed G Bigot 'in the block'
with a clear plate impression.
Date Approx.:
Meiji Era: 1886
Condition:
As per picture
(VG/EX)
With some ageing as expected.
(the slightly pink cast is merely
due to the flash photography).
Size approx.:
Image within the 'frame' 4.75 x 7.5 inches
Plate: 6 x 9 inches
Sheet: 12 x 17.5
Supplied rolled.
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