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| Artist: | Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806) — 喜多川歌麿 |
| Title: | Hanazuma of the Hyogoya house |
| Series: | Comparing the charms of 5 beauties |
| Date of first edition?: | 1795-1796 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Omiya Gonkuro (1790s/1800s) |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Fusui Gabo |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 39176 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist
Utamaro
Series
Comparing the charms of five beauties
Title
Hanazuma of the Hyogoya house
Date Of Work
1795-96
Publisher
Omiya Gonkuro
Dimensions
14.375 x 9.5.
Notes
Illusrtrated in"the Passionate art of Utamaro, #233. Collectors seal LL corner verso. |
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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:
KITAGAWA UTAMARO
Hanazuma of the Hyogoya House
from the series "Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties"
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Date: originated c. 1795, this is a deluxe 1920s edition published by Fusui Gabo
Size: oban, approx. 10.5" x 15.5"
Condition: G, with toning and wear to the mica as shown
Impression: Fine, white mica background on tanned paper, nice impression, stong keylines
Color: Fine, good strong color with bleed through to the verso
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ABOUT FUSUI GABO COMPANY
Fusui Gabo was a publishing house active during the 1930's in Tokyo owned by Fusui Shobo. Fusui Gabo was renowned for the high quality of their prints, and their specialty was reproducing prints by famous ukiyo-e masters, the publisher also worked with shin hanga artists, including Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) on bijin-ga and landscape prints.
The publisher's seal is found stamped in the side margin of the print above the printer carver seals and reads "Copyright owned by Fusui Gabo Company" (Hanyen shoyu Fusui Gabo hakko). Most of the prints published by Fusui Gabo are not dated. Fusui Gabo was not active after World War II and it is presumed that the company disbanded during the war. |
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