【Okiya no Mine】Lithograph by Yuuki Yo, Signed by Hand, Photobook and Postcard Set Y

Introducing a lithograph artwork with an original signature from Yuki Ataka, a doll artist renowned worldwide from Japan.

The title, Okiya no Mine, captures a scene set against the backdrop of Showa-era streets and life, evoking a sense of everyday reality and nostalgia. It portrays a quiet moment behind the glamour.

The setting, Okiya (a geisha house), is a space where outward splendor coexists with underlying daily life and tension. Within this space, Mine is depicted in an ordinary moment, not during work or a dramatic event. This time when nothing is happening strongly evokes the atmosphere of the Showa era, the scent of a Japanese house, and the silence flowing in that place, drawing viewers into the story and captivating them.

Yuki Ataka (born 1937) is a Japanese doll artist from Kanagawa Prefecture. His works, crafted from cotton fabric using unique techniques to intricately express facial expressions and the texture of clothing, are praised as sculptures of cloth both domestically and internationally. Many of his pieces focus on nostalgic Showa-era scenes and children, and can be viewed at places like the Kawaguchiko Museum of Art.

• Technique: Lithograph
• Signature: Artist's original signature included
• Image size: 25.5 × 19.0 cm
• Sheet size: 39.8 × 30.7 cm

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