Comment - This woodblock is a frontispice of the women's lifestyle magazine "The Ladies Graphic" (Fujin Gurafu, 婦人 グラフ) launched in May 1924. The magazine covers information for contemporary modern women including articles on cuisine, international news, and current fashions. The print is from the November 1924 edition. The cover design followed the template of the French magazine, 'Art Goût Geauté Feuillets de L'élégance Féminine' ('AGV'- Art, Taste, Beauty: Folios of Feminine Elegance), and the content was similarly framed. Other well-known print artists contributed designs to the magazine including leading sosaku-hanga artists of this time like Ito Shinsui (1898-1972), and Onchi Koshiro (1891-1955) who were greatly admired and were deeply influenced by Yumeji.

The print shows a modern women with a guitar like instrument, garlands adorn the starry blue night sky. A yellow Eddy kite dominates the background.

Series - none; serial frontispices from "The Ladies Graphic" (Fujin Gurafu, 婦人 グラフ)


Artist -  see Biography


Signature - none


Publisher - Kokusai Joho Sha ((国際情報社)


Image Size - 18.5 X 21.1 cm (7 1/4" x 8 1/4") + margins as shown


Condition - single sheet; nishiki-e (cloured woodblock); Yoko-e (landscape)