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| Artist: | Taniguchi Kokyo |
| Title: | Spirit Of The Heron Maiden |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1910-1930 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sato Shotaro |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Sato Shotaro |
| 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: | 36087 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Spirit of Heron Maiden
Artist Kokyo Taniguchi 1864-1915
Signature Kokyo
Seal artist's seal (kokyo)
Dated 1925? 1918? 1910?
Publisher Sato Shotaro
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Description "Sagi Musume no Sei" (Spirit of the Heron Maiden), dance performance where the spirit of a heron changing into a girl and then become a heron again. The dance intertwines the moods of Heron with many costume changes.
Note: Sometimes has a "Made in Japan" stamped on the back.
Format Oban tate-e
Width Item 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm
Height Item 16.7 inches = 42.5 cm |
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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:
Sunday, 7 January 2007
Guaranteed original Japanese woodblock print
ARTIST: Kokyo, Taniguchi
SUBJECT: Heron girl
DATE: early 1900's
SEALS: Upper: Kokyo, Lower: Sho
PUBLISHER: Satoshotaro
SIZE: measures 10.5" x 16.25"
CONDITION: Excellent color & impression. Some tape residue on top margin verso. A few minor scuffs/marks to white garment. Small piece of tape at bottom margin verso. Some faint writing in bottom verso margin which reads "Spirit of the heron maiden". Also some faint pencil writing on verso. Though condition is not quite perfect the print still displays beautifully and is in overall very good shape.
NOTE: Rare and highly regarded design.
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