Looking at Falling Snow
by Yumeji Takehisa

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	Artist:	Yumeji Takehisa
	Title:	Looking at Falling Snow
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	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Ko-tanzaku
	Format (this edition):	Ko-tanzaku
	DB artwork code:	39902
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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: Title Looking at Falling Snow rare, pre-W.W.II Artist Yumeji Takehisa 1884-1934 Dated 1924 Publisher Kokusaijoho-sha Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression good Colors excellent - very good Condition excellent - very good … slightly soiled on the background, the right edge pasted on the original book page (pg.12, the back of the page on which the print was pasted, is posted with the print image side by side). Description A woodblock print pasted on a page of the novel, "Nanban-ji Byakuren" (White Lotus at Nanban Temple) published on the popular women's magazine, "Fujin Gurafu" in June, 1924. This design is in the permanent collection of "Takehisa Yumeji Art Museum" and was shown in the "Yumeji Exhibition" held by Machida Municipal Print Museum in 2001. Note The medium-large image on the right shows this design displayed in the catalogue "Yumeji Exhibition" by the Machida Museum. Width Item 4.7 inches = 12.0 cm Height Item 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm Width Mat 5.7 inches = 14.5 cm Height Mat 12.8 inches = 32.5 cm
	Artist Bio:	竹久夢二　たけひさ・ゆめじ明治17年～昭和９年（1884-1934） 明治から昭和にかけての画家、詩人、デザイナー。岡山県生まれ。本名は茂次郎。荒畑寒村の推薦で平民社機関紙『直言』に挿絵を描いたのをはじめ、『中学世界』や『平民新聞』などに挿絵や詩をかく。さみせんぐさの名で「宵待草」の原詩を発表した。藤島武二のモダンな装飾性と鏑木清方の美人画から影響を受けた夢二の美人画は、挿絵ばかりではなく絵葉書、封筒、半えりのデザインにもされた。『夢二画集』や詩集『どんたく』などの詩、画集,詩画集などが50種ほど出版された。女性遍歴の愛欲生活のなかで憂愁な女性像を描く一方で、社会底辺の女性や女性問題などもリベラルにみていた。関東大震災時には、「震災スケッチ」を残してもいる。岡山市と群馬県伊香保の地に各々夢二の美術館がある。