Japan Travel Bureau [Geisha In Red Kimono]

Japan Travel Bureau [Geisha In Red Kimono] , c1950s., by Poster Artist, Uemura Shoen (Japanese, 1875-1949).
Colour and process lithograph, artist's seal in image lower right, 101.1 x 62.9cm. Repaired missing portions, creases and tears. Linen-backed.
Text continues "PD6 3-EPO 14-5552 Mitsumura. Printed in Japan."
This poster is after a 1936 watercolour by Japanese artist Uemura Shoen. It was originally entitled The dance of the beginning or Jo-no-mai (dance performed in Noh play). Ref: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.