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| Artist: | Toshikata Mizuno (1866-1908) Shosetsu — 年方水野 |
| Title: | 9 |
| Series: | The seasons and their fashions — 三越好 都のにしき |
| Date of first edition?: | 1893 (circa) |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1904 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) — 秋山武右衛門 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) — 秋山武右衛門 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 37726 |
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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:
Saturday, 18 June 2005
Album of the Seasons and Their Fashions (12 Prints)
Artist: Toshikata
Format: Oban yoko-e Album of 12 prints plus Content page: 9.5" x 13.75"
Subject: Illustrated is #9 from the set (being sold as a complete set including the decorative title page, 13 prints). 'Autumn - the bright tint of Maple foliage'. Subject illustrated and detailed in 'The New Wave' Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection, page 92, #55.
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Date: 1905/6
Condition: Externally: Concertina album format with silk gold brocade covered boards. Minor wear and marks. Internally: Very clean. Minor wormage to plate 12 in top margin. All with usual centerfold. Minor stains, marks and flaws. Overall very good
Colour: Fine
Impression: Very fine with extensive use of metallic pigments. |
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| Toshikata was commissioned to create a series of 12 domestic scenes when Mitsui Clothing Store (Mitsui Gofuku) changed its name from Echigoya in 1893 (Today, Mitsui is one of Japan's largest corporations). This collection was released once more in 1904 when the store became known as Mitsukoshi. The edition by "Mitsukoshi" was featured in the reference book of the Muller Collection. Most examples of this print are folded, having originally been bound into a book format. |
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