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| Artist: | Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964) — 石川寅治 |
| Title: | Plaything |
| Series: | 10 Nudes — 裸女十種 |
| Series (2nd): | A Collection of New Age Prints — 新時代版画集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1936 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Ryoku-uso Gahitsu |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Ryoku-uso Gahitsu |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Not Set
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| Format (this edition): | Not Set |
| DB artwork code: | 38236 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Saturday, 6 August 2005
Artist: Ishikawa Toraji
Series (1): 10 Nudes
Series (2): A Collection of New Age Prints Vol. 1 (by five artists)
Title: Plaything
Date Of Work: 1936
Publisher: Ryoku-uso Gahitsu
Dimensions: 11 x 16 |
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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, 6 August 2005
Artist: Ishikawa Toraji
Series (1): 10 Nudes
Series (2): A Collection of New Age Prints Vol. 1
Title: Plaything
Date Of Work: 1936
Publisher: Ryoku-uso Gahitsu
Dimensions: 11 x 16
Condition: Very fine impression color and condition
Notes: This print comes with the original series (hard) folder that contained the 5 prints by 5 artists, including "Plaything"
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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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