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| Artist: | Tsunetomi Kitano |
| Title: | Sagimusume (The Heron Maiden) — 鷺娘 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1925 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1920s/30s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Nezu Seitaro — 根津清太郎 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Nezu Seitaro — 根津清太郎 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 36237 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: KITANO TSUNETOMI
Title: Heron Maiden
Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Date: 1925 (first edition), late 1920s (later edition), 1980s (Ishukankokai publisher)
Reference No: The New Wave, p. 133
Size: 21 3/8 x 14 1/2" (paper)
Notes: Signed upper left: "Tsunetomi-hitsu". Carved by Yamana Ryoko. Printed by Matsano Kossui. Copyright of Nezu Seitaro.
A beautiful example of the FIRST EDITION of this scarce print will have the edition number hand-written in the edition box at the bottom of the print and (usually) a red artist's seal beside the signature at the top left, which appears to be hand-applied because its position on the print varies. The 2nd edition has the edition box left blank (no hand-written edition number) and usually has no red artist seal.
It would be quite easy for a less-ethical seller to "doctor" the 2nd editions by adding a fake edition number into the edition cartouche.
With "gofun" (splashed white ink). A 20TH C. MASTERPIECE! NOTE: Posthumous printings by Ishukankokai have the publisher details in the left margin. |
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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:
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition.
TSUNETOMI, Kitano (1880 - 1947) 'THE HERON MAIDEN'
(Sagi-musume)
Signed: Tsunetomi hitsu
Carver: Yamana Ryoko
Printer: Matsuno Kassui
Publisher: Nezu Seitaro
Date: 1925
Size: very large oban (c. 54. 5 x 36. 5 cms / c. 21 1/2" x 14 3/8")
Impression: fine
Colors: fine
Condition: fine |
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