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Miyajima in the Morning

Miyajima in the Morning 宮島の朝
by Gihachiro Okuyama (1907 - 1981)

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Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama (1907 - 1981) 奥山儀八郎
Title: Miyajima in the Morning 宮島の朝
Series: Prints of Views of Japan 日本風景版画
Date of first edition?1949
Publisher (first edition)?Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-sho
Publisher (this edition)?Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-sho
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 31479
Notes (first edition)?
This is scene 9 from the series "Prints of Views of Japan" (日本風景版画).

Title: Miyajima
Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama 1907-1981
Signature: Gihachiro Okuyama (stamped on margin), Gihachiro on the plate
Seal: okuyama
Dated: 1949
Technique/Medium: Woodblock print

Condition: very good … slight uneven toning, two pin size holes for drying on the upper margin.

Description" "Miyajima no Asa" The red torii at Miyajima island in the morning.
Note" carver Masuda, printer Inomura
Format: Oban yoko-e
Width: 16.3 inches = 41.5 cm
Height: 10.0 inches = 25.5 cm
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Miyajima no Asa (Morning at Miyajima) by Gihachiro Okuyama. Genuine woodblock print dated Showa 24 (1949). Oban size measures 10.3 x 16.6 inches. Good condition. Washi toned. Two spots of strong tape residue on verso. Good ink bleedthrogh. Title and date in left margin. Printer's seal and carver's seal in right margin.

Artist Bio: 

◆奥山儀八郎 (おくやま-ぎはちろう)1907年~1981年 版画家   明治40年 2月山形県寒河江市に生まれる。   昭和03年 第8回日本創作版画協会展に初入選。   昭和04年 「儀八・丸の内風景個人展」(日本毛織ショールーム内・NIKKE画廊)。   昭和06年 河野鷹思、山名文夫らと東京広告美術協会を結成する。   昭和08年 日本珈琲飲用史の研究に着手。   昭和09年 広告版画個展(銀座・伊東屋)。   昭和11年 浮世絵研究で名高い石井研堂に私淑。   昭和16年 彫師・摺師との協同作業による伝統的木版画制作を開始。   昭和20年~昭和27年、日本版画研究所で浮世絵の復刻事業を行なう。   昭和29年 松戸市下矢切に自宅を構え工房を開設。   昭和40年 伊藤左千夫の小説『野菊の墓』の文学碑建設(松戸市)のため尽力。   昭和56年 10月、没(享年74)。

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