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| Artist: | Iwata Sentaro (1901-1974) — 岩田専太郎 |
| Title: | Kurenai, Red Flower — くれない |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Adachi |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Adachi |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 37665 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Monday, 9 May 2005
You are bidding on a Japanese woodblock print “Kurenai, Red Flower” from the Taisho/Showa woodblock print master Iwata Sentaro. Iwata Sentaro is one of the most famous Taisho/Showa woodblock artists, specializing in “Female Image”. Just like the work of Torii Kotondo and Goyo Hashiguchi, the woodblock prints of Iwata Sentaro are highly searched for by collectors and value thousands of dollars in galleries in Japan today. This woodblock print is one of a set of Iwata Sentaro’s most famous female Images collection in my family, which we are gradually selling. The size of this woodblock print is 16 1/4 inches x 12 inches. The artist’s signature and his chop mark are at the lower right corner of the woodblock print. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. All four borders are intact. This woodblock print is attached to an original backing folder sized 20 ½ x 14 ½ inches only at the right edge of the woodblock print and strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of print.
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| Artist Bio: |
岩田専太郎 いわた-せんたろう
1901－1974 大正-昭和時代の挿絵画家。
明治34年6月8日生まれ。伊東深水にまなび、20歳のとき博文館の「講談雑誌」に挿絵をかく。
大正15年から「大阪毎日新聞」連載の吉川英治「鳴門秘帖(なるとひちょう)」の挿絵が評判をよび、
モダン浮世絵とよばれる美人画はその後幅ひろい支持をえた。
挿絵はほかに大仏(おさらぎ)次郎「赤穂(あこう)浪士」、川口松太郎「蛇姫様」などがある。
昭和49年2月19日死去。72歳。東京出身。
画集に「三百年のおんな」、随筆に「女・おんな・女」「わが半生記」など。 |
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