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Traditional Japanese Woodblock Geishas in a Garden

This print shows two Geisha's tending to plants in a garden. There are several pots of different shapes and sizes. The Geisha kneeling appears to be tending to Marigolds.Utagawa Toyokuni (1769, Edo - February 24, 1825, Edo) was born as the son of a puppet maker.He learned printmaking as a student of Toyoharu. At the beginning of his career he concentrated on bijin-ga - images of beautiful women. This image is from the 36 views with Meiko (Geisha girls) and is number 34 in the series published by Tstutaya Kichizo.This print forms part of my personal collection

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Pandora opens the box - Greek mythology

Pandora was the first human female created by the Greek gods. She was intensely curious about the contents of a box (or storage jar, depending on the translation) and when she opened it, greed, envy, hatred, pain, disease, hunger, poverty, war and death escaped, causing misery and chaos. All that was left was hope

© Digitally restored by Linda Steward - Linda Steward

William Hogarth The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

Vintage engraving of William Hogarth The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1. The Analysis of Beauty is a book written by the 18th-century artist and writer William Hogarth, published in 1753, which describes Hogarth's theories of visual beauty and grace in a manner accessible to the common man of his day

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