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| Artist: | Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) — 豊原国周 |
| Title: | Sakatou, Yamatoya |
| Series: | 8 Views of Edo |
| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Yamazakiya Seishichi |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Yamazakiya Seishichi |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 34657 |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
The Searchlights
Artist: Kunichika
Format: Oban tate-e: 14" x 9.75"
Subject: From a series of bijin bust portraits (not listed in Images of a Forgotten Master) a bijin clutching a door jamb as she watches searchlights raking the river bank outside her house.
Publisher: Yamazakiya Seishichi
Date: c. 1860s
Condition: Fine colors. Slightly trimmed in margins. Horizontal centrefold. Minor creases, marks and flaws. Generally very good state of preservation.
Impression: Fine impression with strong woodgrain visible in the background. |
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