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| Artist: | Torii Kotondo (1900-1976) — 鳥居言人 |
| Title: | Long Undergarment (Nagajuban) - Variant 1 — 長襦袢 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1930-1931 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1930s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Kawaguchi — 川口 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 34947 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist Torii Kotondo (1900-1976)
Title Long Undergarmen(colour variant 1)
Edition size: 300 (Kawaguchi embossed)
Date Of Work, 1st edition: 1929. This colour variant: 1930s
Publisher Kawaguchi
Dimensions 18.25 x 11.875.
Notes
The 4(?) colour variations were published by Kawaguchi alone. 169.1 in The Female Image. |
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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:
Torii Kotondo
1900-1977
In a Long Undergarment (Nagajuban), 188/300
1929
Japanese woodblock print
Image size: 16 by 10 1/4 inches
Illustrated: Kotondo, pl. 26, Female Image, pl. 169-4
No condition problems to note
Embossed fan; embossed title in bottom margin; for an alternate color state, see lot 090
Later from another dealer:
This is a colour variant, by Kawaguchi.
Now lised on Egenolf Gallery
Kotondo Torii
(1900-1976)
“Long Undergarment”. The beauty’s softly-patterned red robe is one of five color variations of this print. #188/300
Date: 1929
An elegant beauty seated on a zabuton holds a fan with an image of Mount Fuji. Her softly-patterned red robe is one of five color variations of this print.
Publisher: Kawaguchi; with a limited edition seal, verso reading #188/300.
Size: Large ôban
Signed: Kotondo
Condition: Very good impression, color and condition
Sealed: Kotondo |
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| Artist Bio: |
| Torii Kotondo (or Torii Kiyotada VIII) is renowned for his paintings and shin hanga prints of beautiful women. His woodblock prints, superbly carved and printed, are comparable with those of Hashiguchi Goyo and Ito Shinsui. Kotondo was born with the name Saito Akira in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. He was the only son among the five children of Torii Kiyotada, the seventh Torii master. The Torii school had a long tradition of painting and printmaking for the Japanese theater, extending back to the seventeenth century. Kabuki theater was still very popular in the early twentieth century and prints and painted posters were the primary means of publicity. Although Kotondo was mainly interested in studying history and archaeology, it was assumed that he would follow in his father's footsteps and join the Torii school. At age 14, Kotondo agreed to leave school and begin studies with Kobori Tomone, a yamato-e painter. Along with painting classes, Tomone taught Kotondo about the court and military practices of ancient Japan, satisfying his interest in history. A year later, he was officially adopted as the next heir of the Torii school and assumed the artist's name 'Kotondo'. While still studying with Tomone, he began designing illustrations for a theatrical magazine, Engei Gaho ('Entertainment Illustrated Magazine'), and painted kabuki posters and billboards. Torii Kotondo was the 8th Torii and the 5th Torii Kiyotada. His father was the 4th Kiyotada.
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