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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: | 36689 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Saturday, 24 June 2006
Shin Hanga: Ten Types of Female Nude: At the Bath
Artist: Ishikawa Toraji
Format: Dai oban tate-e: 19" x 15" approx
Subject: From the fine series 'Ten Types of Female Nude', a young woman at the bath.
A student of Koyama Shotaro, Toraji Ishikawa entered his paintings in several exhibitions of the Meiji Fine Arts Society. One of the founding members of the Taiheiyo Gakai in 1901, he traveled in Europe and the US in the early 1900s. He exhibited at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Toraji received the Imperial Award of the Japan Art Academy in 1950. His prints include Inland Sea Landscapes (1930s) and the series "Ten Types of Female Nudes" (1934).
Date: 1934
Condition: Full size. Minor marks and flaws. Generally fine state.
Colour: Fine 1st edition impression with gauffrage, (1st editions distinguished by the absence of the Japanese character in right margin, which was added for the second edition onwards).
Impression: Fine
Other Notes: Ref: 'The Female Image, Pl. 239 |
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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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