She also wears a colorful obi which can be seen at the back of her stance. The woman has a lovely face with a wistful expression. She stand in front of a group of large flowers – possibly clematis according to my gardener wife.

The print has some toning and has a crease in the middle where it was once folded. It measures 11 ½” by 8 5/8”,oban size. There is some light toning and the crease – otherwise it is in very good condition. It has a signature – the red round seal is believed to translate as”Gakusui”. The two characters in running script in black could be read as "Shimizu". There is good bleed-through to the back.

Looking at the hair style which was prevalent during the Daisho/early Showa period,we believe it was probably done around 1920-30. Not knowing the exact ID of the artist,it is hard to determine its correct age. However, it would be safe to rely on the dress and her hair style to judge its age. Her style looks very modern and western which became fashionable in that period.

Bijinga (lit. "Beautiful person picture) is a generic term for pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially in woodblock printing of the ukiyo-e genre, which predate photography. The term can also be used for modern media, provided the image conforms to a somewhat classic representation of a woman, usually depicted wearing kimono. Nearly all ukiyo-e artists produced bijinga, it being one of the central themes of the genre.