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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Hongan Temple |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1940 (circa) |
| Date of this artwork?: | c1940s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Chuban
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| Format (this edition): | Chuban |
| DB artwork code: | 33081 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Hongandera (The Hongan Temple - Amida Buddha's original vow) by Tokuriki Tomikichiro. Original Japanese woodblock print. Very good condition. 8.4 x 11.2 inches. Uchida publisher's seal in right margin. Title, Tomikichiro characters and red artist's seal in upper left of image. Nice texture on fine washi.
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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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