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| Artist: | Toshikata Mizuno (1866-1908) Shosetsu — 年方水野 |
| Title: | Shell Gathering - Women of the Bunka Era — 汐干 |
| Series: | 36 Examples of Beauties — 三十六佳撰 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1893 |
| 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: | 39764 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Toshikata Mizuno 1866-1908
Signature: Toshikata
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Seal: Toshikata
Date: dated 1893=Meiji25
Size: 24,1 x 35,7 cm
Format: oban
Title: "Sanjurokkasen"
Thirty-six selected presentations
"Shiohi" Low tide
The clothing of the women is originally from the Bunka era (1804-1818) |
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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:
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Thirty-six Immortal Beauties Series: #3
Lot AU53
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Artist: Toshikata
Format: Oban tate-e: 14.5" x 9.5" approx
Subject: Bijin gathering seafood on the shore, from the series 36 Immortal Bijin.
Mizuno, Toshikata (1866 - 1908) was a Japanese-style painter and illustrator. Lived in Tokyo. First learned woodblock printing from Taiso Yoshitoshi, then studied Japanese-style painting with Watanabe Shotei. Also studied decoration of ceramics. Member of the Nihon Bijutsu Kyokai and Nihon Bijutsuin, frequently serving as a juror for these groups. Among his puils were Ikeda Terukata, Ikeda Shoen, and Kaburagi Kiyokata. Painted genre subjects in a modified ukiyo-e manner with Shijo-style background. In 1887 succeeded Yoshitoshi as illustrator for Yamato shinbun. Designed prints of battle scenes of Sino-Japanese War. At turn of the century was designing illustrations, including fashion plates for a department store. Frequent subjects were women and children in traditional garden settings.
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Date: 1891
Condition: Full size. Retains Japanese album backing paper, as issued. Minor marks and flaws. Generally fine state
Colour: Fine
Impression: Very fine of 1st edition with use of detailed gauffrage
Estimated Value: £200 - £300 |
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