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| Artist: | Narazaki Eisho (Fuyo, Kyokudo, Shinjo) — 楢崎栄昭、扶陽、新城 |
| Title: | Ferry in Snow |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1921 (prior to) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Mitsugiri
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| Format (this edition): | Mitsugiri |
| DB artwork code: | 29457 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Early Pre-earthquake Work: Ferry in Snow
Artist: Narazaki Eisho
Format: Mitsugiri
Subject: Bearing the signature and seal 'Fuyo'. This superb design of a ferry boat in the evening snow, bears all the hallmarks of Shotei at the peak of his powers.
Publisher: Watanabe
Date: pre-1921
Hand-applied gofun for the snowflakes and gauffrage. Mica sprinkled on the waves. |
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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:
Early Pre-earthquake Work: Ferry in Snow
Artist: Narazaki Eisho
Publisher: Watanabe
Date: pre-1921
Condition: Full size with margins on all four sides.
Colour: Fine
Impression: Luxurious and fine early 1st edition printing, with hand-applied gofun for the snowflakes and gauffrage. Mica sprinkled on the waves. |
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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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