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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Unknown, bridge |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Shikishi
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| Format (this edition): | Shikishi |
| DB artwork code: | 32927 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
This is a a gorgeous Japanese woodblock print by sosaku hanga printmaker Tomikichiro Tokuriki, one of the best known of 20th century Japanese printmakers. For many years Tokuriki made shin hanga prints for Uchida of Kyoto, images for tourist consumption. Less well known is that he created some superb sosaku hanga prints which he sold privately; this is one of those. It depicts a traditional Japanese bridge, with a silhouetted car going across it. The color and impression are superb; condition is mint. The print is brush signed in the image lower right. It measures about 11 x 9 3/4 plus full margins.
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| Artist Bio: |
TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO(1902 - 1999) - Tokuriki was born and raised in Kyotoand was influenced by the local art scene from childhood. He stayed in Kyotofor his entire career and was a leader of the Kyoto Sosaku Hanga. He graduated from the KyotoCity School of Fine Arts and Crafts and after that from the KyotoCity Specialist School of Painting. While he began his career in the painting field, he found his true calling in the woodblock print field and was enthusiastic about the reemergence of woodblock prints in 20th century Japanese art. He was influential in the development of new artists later in his career and set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu.
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