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Avec (Together) — アベック
by Shima Tamami

	Artist:	Shima Tamami — 島 珠実
	Title:	Avec (Together) — アベック
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1961
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	32011
	Notes (first edition)?:	Title: Dating Couple Artist: Tamami Shima 1937-1999 Description: "Avec". Two birds in love on the abstract red background. Signature: "Tamami Shima" in pencil on the lower margin (difficult to see). Dated: 1961. Medium/Technique: Woodblock print. Width Item: 11.5 inches = 29.3 cm Height Item: 16.9 inches = 42.8 cm There appears to be a first edition of 100 and then a later open edition. This print was later reissued by Takagi Shiro in 1970 after Shima Tamami moved to the USA.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Old Japanese woodblock print by Tamami Shima. The condition is good but there is brown toning on the back & front, a matt burn mark around the image. Has tape marks on the back. The paper is a cream color . It got kind of washed out by the photography. Print Titled: Apeck 1961.Size:11 7/8" w x 17 3/8" ht