Japanese Woodblock Print, originally published c.1785, this is a Showa era edition published by Adachi from recarved woodblocks

SIZE IN INCHES: oban 11 x 16 inches
EISHOSAI CHOKI (1725-1795) also known as Momokawa Choki, was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints who was active from about 1786 to 1808. He, along with Utamaro, was a pupil of Toriyama Sekien (1712–1788). Choki is best known for his pictures of beautiful slender women, often with atmospheric backgrounds. The artist signed most of his works Choki, he also signed some work Eishosai or Shiko . The details of Choki's life are obscure. He was likely a student—and possibly an adopted son – of Toriyama Sekien. Choki specialized in depicting beautiful women and had a number of art names: works signed Choki were in the style similar to that of Kiyonaga, and those signed Shiko that of Utamaro.

Choki lived in the home of publisher Tsutaya Juzaburo, who published several of Choki's print series. Amongst Choki's more popular series were the Eight Views of Lake Omi (Omi hakkei) and the Eight Views of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura hakkei). He also produced hashira-e pillar prints, kacho-e prints of birds and flowers, and book illustrations. His last known work is the illustrations for the book Nakoso Gate (Nakoso no seki) by Kanwatei Onitake in 1809.

VG, no flaws of note