Woods In Sorrow
by Shima Tamami

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	Artist:	Shima Tamami — 島 珠実
	Title:	Woods In Sorrow
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1961
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Double Oban
	Format (this edition):	Not Set
	DB artwork code:	34803
	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: Saturday, 7 October 2006 ALL OF THEM COME OUT OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN VIENNA AND HAVE BEEN BOUGHT THE LAST 30 YEARS. TAMAMI SHIMA BORN 1937 " WOODS IN SORROW " WOODBLOCK ON PAPER 60 cm (23,6 in) x 43 cm (16,9 in) Paper 52,7 cm (20,7 in) x 35,6 cm (14 in) Image SIGNED & SEALED NUMBERED 23/50 DATED 1961 ON THE REVERSE A LABEL WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT ARTIST AND TITLE ! SOME HANDLING CREASES; SOME TAPE RESIDUE Later in 2010: Title Woods in Sorrow limited edition, hand signed Artist Tamami Shima 1937-1999 Signature "Tamami Shima" in pencil on the lower margin. Dated 1961. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good. Colors Very good. Condition Very good ... Slight toning. Paper residues on the upper margin corners. Light creases and slight foxing on the margins. Edition Size 50 Numbered 23 / 50 Description "Yushu no Hayashi" (Woods in Sorrow). Barren woods in the gloomy evening. Faint light glows behind the woods. Width Item 16.9 inches = 43.0 cm Height Item 23.6 inches = 60.0 cm Width Image 14.0 inches = 35.6 cm Height Image 20.7 inches = 52.7 cm