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| Artist: | Nouet Noel (1885-1969) |
| Title: | Kagurazaka at Ushigome |
| Series: | Scenes of Tokyo Views |
| Date of first edition?: | 1937 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Doi — 土井 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Doi — 土井 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Not Set |
| DB artwork code: | 37548 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Sunday, 22 January 2006
Japanese woodblock print entitled "Kagurasaka at Ushigome" by the French artist Noel Nouet (1885-1969). This print is dated 1937 and is from the Scenes of Tokyo Views series. Measures 10 1/2" x 15 1/2". Edition and printer unknown, but possibly late 1930's. Ink signature. Nice crisp image, but there are some condition issues since the print was laid down on cardboard. The front top left corner is torn off, but I will include the portion of cardboard it was attached to. Someone skilled may be able to remove and reattach it. The front bottom right corner has a small tear and fold to it, but is still firmly attached. There is also a glue spot on the rear upper right corner that makes the paper appear thin from the front.
Iida Kunitaro |
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| Artist Bio: |
NOEL NOUET was a French artist who designed prints of Tokyo land-and-citiscapes. Little is known about Nouet's formative years. During the 1930's and 40's, he worked as the director of La Maison Franco-Japonaise and was a lecturer at Tokyo University. In 1935, Nouet began collaborating with the Tokyo publisher Doi Teiichi. His first woodblock prints were monochrome, based on his pen and ink sketches. These prints include "Gate of Zozoji Temple" and "Kikyo Gate of the Emperor's Palace". In 1936, Doi and Nouet produced a series of color woodblock prints called "Ten Views of Tokyo". All of these prints are signed and dated in English within the image. In 1946, Nouet published a book of his drawings called Tokyo: Fifty Sketches. He also wrote several books on Japanese history.
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