Elizabeth Keith, "Wayside Bridge, Peking"

Arcing over a lazy river, a large stone bridge in Peking (Beijing) is shown busy with traveling locals and patrons inside restaurants lining the bridge's walkway. In the foreground a family gets ready to settle in on the banks for a picnic. A charming work by Elizabeth Keith showing old, pre-war Beijing long lost to modernization. Precisely detailed throughout with a wonderful soft palette of colors. 

Date: 1925
Size: Aiban (image approx. 13.5" x 8.5")
Pencil-signed; first and only edition
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Condition: Light toning and mat burn, otherwise excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24” x 1/2”, Classic Wood, Clear

Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956) was a Scottish printmaker who documented her travels in Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia through woodblock prints, paintings, and etchings. A number of her woodblock prints were produced in collaboration with Watanabe Shozaburo in the early 20th century.