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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: | 36089 |
| 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:
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Title Spirit of Heron Maiden
rare - provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate
Artist Kokyo Taniguchi 1864-1915
Signature Kokyo
Seal artist's seal (kokyo)
Dated 1925??
Publisher Sato Shotaro
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Impression excellent - very good … (before W.W.II printing) cheese-cloth patterns embossed on the white robe
Colors very good
Condition good … light toning, slightly soiled and creased, the top area strongly creased, the lower margin lightly creased.
Note "Made in Japan" stamped on the back. Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate
Format Oban tate-e
Width Item 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm
Height Item 16.7 inches = 42.5 cm |
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