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Limited Edition Shuzo Ikeda Woodblock
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Pre 1960 item# 46500 (stock# 111089)
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Original, limited edition Japanese woodblock print by Shuzo Ikeda (b. 1922), titled No. 96, 1956. This is a nice, early work by the
artist, reminiscent of the Buddhist figures produced by Kiyoshi Saito. The artist's later works focused more on large eyed children. There is a collector's seal in the lower right corner. This print is in very good condition, except for a light horizontal crease running across the print, about 1 inch down from the top edge of the print, and two pieces of clear tape, one each at the center of the top and bottom margins. The dimensions of the print are approximately 17 ½ by 12 inches, plus full margins.
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Limited Edition Woodblock by Ito Shinsui
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Pre 1940 item# 46490 (stock# 111326)
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Original, limited edition Japanese woodblock print by Ito Shinsui (1898-1972), titled A Charcoal Footwarmer, 1929 from The Second Series of Modern Beauties. It is numbered 211/250 in Japanese on the reverse. It was published by the Watanabe Color Print Co., and bears the publisher's circular cartouche at the left edge of the print, as well as the publisher's limited edition seal on the reverse (both of these are shown in the detail scan. This design is illustrated at plate 64 in Ito Shinsui: All the Woodblock Prints, by Tadasu Watanabe. Shinsui, along with Kotondo and Hashiguchi Goyo, is one of the leading bijin-ga (beautiful women) artists of the shin hanga school.
This print is evenly faded, although there are still remnants of pink pigments in her lips. The margins have been trimmed, and it is toned from the reverse, showing through to the front. A scan of the entire reverse is included. There are some losses to the mica background, and a spot of foxing. The dimensions of the print are approximately 16 by 10 1/4 inches.
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Limited Edition Woodblock by Tsuruya Kokei
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Pre 2000 item# 46305 (stock# 110554)
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Original Japanese woodblock print by Tsuruya Kokei (b. 1945), titled Ichimura Uzaemon XVII as Senoo Juro in Sanemori Monogatari, 1995. It is number 65 from a limited edition of 90, and is Design 7 in this Bust Portraits X Series. The image is illustrated at plate 156 of Tsuruya Kokei: The Complete Woodblock Prints (1978-2000). Tsuruya Kokei was the official portrait artist at the Kabuki-za Theater, Ginza, Tokyo, until his retirement last year. Originally, his prints were sold to theater patrons in the lobby, and later were also available by subscription through the Kokei Kai, a membership-only subscription society formed to make his prints available to those living too far away to visit the Kabuki-za.
This print is in excellent condition, still in its original packaging. According to the Kokei catalogue referred to above, this design is printed on tosa ganpi paper, made in Kochi Prefecture, and printed from blocks made of magnolia obovata wood. The image measures 15 ½ by 10 inches, plus margins. A Japanese “certificate of authenticity”, will also be sent with the print.
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Limited Edition Sadao Watanabe Biblical Print
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Pre 1960 item# 46158 (stock# 110407)
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Original, signed, Japanese stencil print by Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996), titled Peter and the Keys of the Kingdom, 48/50, 1959.
This print is in very good condition, except for two pinholes in the image (top left, mid right)and two fox spots above left eye. It measures 24 by 22 inches.
Information about Sadao Watanabe and his printing technique is available at the following URL: http://floatingworld.com/swatanabe.html
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