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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Niju-bashi Bridge — 二重橋 |
| Series: | Scenes of Sacred Places and Historical Landmarks |
| Date of first edition?: | 1941 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 33156 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Himeji Castle Double Bridge- This beautiful summer scene shows Himeji castle atop the hill with the lovely bridge over the outer moat in the foreground. This beautiful scene in greens and bluse of summer in a perfect Japanese setting is a Tokuriki masterpiece. Great print for someone looking to add a Japanese element to the home or office.
Signed- Tokuriki Tomichiro with artist’s seal
Titled- Himeji Castle Double Bridge (in Japanese)
Image size- 14 7/8” x 10 3/8” (nice large print, great presentation)
Condition- Excellent, no toning, no tears, not mounted, good color |
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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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