Unknown, Duck in flight
by Asada Benji (Tangyu)

	Artist:	Asada Benji (Tangyu) — 麻田辨自
	Title:	Unknown, Duck in flight
	Series:
	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):	Not Set
	Format (this edition):	Not Set
	DB artwork code:	33685
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Tuesday, 28 October 2008 Title: Mallard Duck [untitled] Date: 1950s Medium: Japanese Woodblock on high quality mulberry (rice) paper with watermark (of Uchida) Color: Multiple printed colors Dimension: image (26.7 x 38.7 cm or 10 ½ x 15 ¼ inch), paper (29.6 x 44.8 cm or 11 5/8 x 17 5/8 inch) Credits: Tangyu [Asada Benji] (artist), Uchida (Kyoto, Japan, Publisher) Special Attributes: Artist block signed [as 丹牛筆 or Tangyu hitsu] with publisher’s seal [as Uchida (うちだ up & down in middle), Hammoto (版元 right & left)] (Characters above and below viewable via Unicode encoding on your browser) Condition: This beautiful and traditional Japanese Woodblock print is in very good condition [i.e., clear and clean image, strong and bright paper, vivid colors, original full margins, no bend, no tear, slight but even age toning]. It was printed on high quality mulberry (rice) paper (with deckle edge at top, left, and right). There are some very minor stains spots and several minor abrasive spots around the edge of margin as shown by the detailed photo. The alignment notch at bottom left was as issued for plate registration and should not be viewed as a defect [and should never be trimmed off]. Ample photos [front, back, and details] in high resolution are provided for your convenience of identification and judging its high quality independently. Description: Asada Benji (麻田辨自1899 – 1984, born as 中西辨次but often signing his name as 丹牛 or Tangyu on woodblock prints, who had won several prestigious awards and praises) was a highly skilled Japanese artist particularly known for his traditional woodblock prints of various sceneries, birds, and flowers published by Uchida [内田] firm during the 40s and 50s. His bird prints [like the current one] are often delicately done and are quite rare. This particular print depicted a Mallard duck [male] taking off from a lake with reeds [with light embossing].