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| Artist: | Nishimura Hodo — 蒲堂 |
| Title: | Peony |
| Series: | Floral series — 花 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1938/6 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1938 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Takemura Hideo — 竹村 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Takemura Hideo — 竹村 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 34885 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
In the lower right margin "牡丹" (Botan), meaning Peony.
Lower left margin: "昭和十三年六月作" (Showa juu-san nen, roku gatsu saku), meaning "Made in 1938, June", and the publisher's seal "竹村秀雄" Takemura Hideo.
Artist signature and seal at the lower left of printed area. |
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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:
Title Peony
Artist Hodo Nishimura active 1930s - click for artist
Signature Hodo
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1938
Publisher Takemura Hideo
Impression excellent ... (pre-W.W.II printing), embossed
Colors excellent
Condition very good ... slight toning, two thin spots on upper margin, a light printer's crease on right margin
Rating 1 = excellent
Description Red large peonies.
Note "Made in Japan" stamped verso
Format Oban tate-e
Width 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm
Height 15.6 inches = 39.5 cm
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| Series Information: |
| See http://www.rakusan.net/htgallery.html |
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| Artist Bio: |
Nishimura Hodo is most likely the watercolour artist Saito Hodo. See my discussion of Saito Hodo here.
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