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| Artist: | Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964) — 石川寅治 |
| Title: | After the Bath |
| Series: | 10 Nudes — 裸女十種 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1934 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Ryoku-uso Gahitsu |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Ryoku-uso Gahitsu |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 36688 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
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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:
Tuesday, 14 March 2006
Lot #:
095
Artist:
Toraji, Ishikawa, 1875-1964
Title:
After the Bath
Series:
Ten Types of Female Nudes
Date:
1935
Medium:
woodblock
Illustrated:
Female Image, pl. 239
Condition:
No condition problems to note
Comments:
Published by Ryoku-uso Gashitsu; posthumous printing
Estimate:
Starting Bid:
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| Artist Bio: |
Born in Kochi. From age 17 studied with Koyama Shotaro at Fudosha. Participated in formation of Taiheiyogakai in 1902. Traveled to Europe and U.S. in early 1900s. Exhibited paintings at Bunten, Teiten, and the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. In 1943 became head of the school of Taiheiyogakai; withdrew in 1947 to become founding member of Shigenkai, a society to exhibit Western-style painting. In 1950 became an adviser to Nitten. Prints include Inland Sea landscapes in the 1930s and a set of 10 nudes in 1934.** Taken in whole, or in part, with permission from: Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu. 1992.
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