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| Artist: | Yasuji Inoue (1864-89) Tankei |
| Title: | Imperial Family at Shito Shrine |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1888 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Ohkura Magobei |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Ohkura Magobei |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Triptych
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| Format (this edition): | Triptych |
| DB artwork code: | 36286 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Title Imperial Family at Shito Shrine
Artist Yasuji Inoue 1864 - 1889
Signature Tankei sha
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1888
Publisher Ohkura Magobei
Impression very good
Colors very good … lacquer-shomenzuri
Condition very good … panels pasted together, backed by thin papers, slightly soiled and wrinkled
Description The Meiji Imperial family is visiting Yasukuni Shrine on Kudan-zaka Hill. Yasukuni Shrine is the resting place of Japanese Imperial Army and Navy soldiers. After W.W.II no official visits have been made to Yasukuni Shrine by the Emperor due to political reasons.
Note This print was done one year before Inoue Yasuji passed away.
Format 3 Oban tate-e
Width 28.3 inches = 72.0 cm
Height 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm |
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| Artist Bio: |
【井上安治】1864-1889
明治時代前期の浮世絵師、版画家。名前はやすはると読むとする説もある。本名は安次郎。作品によっては安次、安二、安二郎、安はると署名し、探景とも号した。小林清親の一番弟子とされ、短命であったが光線画に優品を残した。 |
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