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| Artist: | Narazaki Eisho (Fuyo, Kyokudo, Shinjo) — 楢崎栄昭、扶陽、新城 |
| Title: | Asakusa Kanzeon Temple |
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| Date of first edition?: | 17/03/1932 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1932 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 27114 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Narazaki Eisho
Date: March 1932
Subject: "Asakusa Kanzeon Temple"
Publisher: Watanabe
Format: Oban design measures 10" x 15"
Both pre-war and post-war strikes exist. Sometime between the usage of the C and D seals, the date carving was removed (perhaps due to damage?). |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Eisho-AsakusaKannon- Watanabe 'c' seal.jpg is:
This is a gorgeous shin hanga woodblock print by Japanese printmaker Eisho Narazaki; it depicts the interior of the Asakusa temple. The print is an original prewar print, which bears the "C" seal of the publisher Watanabe in the lower lefthand corner. The print measures about 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 plus full margins. Excellent color and impression! Condition is good; there is some light toning in the margins and some very minor tape residue which is virtually unnoticeable
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| Artist Bio: |
We can confirm that his works were published via Watanabe and that he first used the pseudonym Fuyo from around 1916 to 1932, after which he used Eisho:
LINK to scan of catalogue
However, according to Merritt (and likely sourced from the ukiyo-e scholar Fujikake Shizuya, 1938), Narazaki Eisho used the art names Fuyo from 1916-1922, and Eisho from 1922-1936.
Note that all of the mitsugiri prints that I have seen are signed "Fuyo" 扶陽, not Eisho, so I suspect the mitsugiri prints are his oldest works (and indeed they do look older than his oban-sized print).
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