Peony
by Nishimura Hodo

Original caretaker of this artwork: Asian Collection

	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
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	34886
	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.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Artist: Nishimura, Hodo (act. 1930's) Series: Publisher Takemura Hideo Title or Subject: Peony Signature or Seal: Publisher seal Date or Circa: 1938 Paper Size: 15 1/2 x 11 inches Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good Description: Good state (Provenance: The Estate of Robert O. Muller)
	Series Information:	See http://www.rakusan.net/htgallery.html
	Artist Bio:	Nishimura Hodo is most likely the watercolour artist Saito Hodo. See my discussion of Saito Hodo here.