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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Monday, 30 July 2007
You are bidding on an EXTRA LARGE, very beautiful, rare, and PENCIL SIGNED LIMITED NUMBER original Japanese woodblock print “BIJIN with LONG NAIL” signed by the famous Shin-Hanga woodblock print master Takazawa Keiichi (1914-1984) published by the famous Japanese woodblock printmaker WATANABE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The size of the original woodblock print is 20 x 16 ¼ inches, which is much larger than the traditional Shin Hanga woodblock prints. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. This woodblock print is not attached any backing paper or cardboard. Strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the original Japanese mulberry Washi paper. All four borders are intact. The artist’s chop mark and his signature are at the lower left corner of the print. The original PENCIL SIGNED LIMITED NUMBER 20/200 is in the right bottom border. The title of this woodblock print, the artist’s chop mark, the limited number 20/200, the publisher WATANANE CHOP MARK, the famous carver Maeda Kentaro and printer’s names, and the publisher’s information are in another separated label and will be sold with this masterpiece together. The beauty in this Bijin-ga woodblock print is modeled after Takazawa Keiichi’s wife. The designs of Takazawa’s woodblock prints have an individual style and are something special - and beautiful. Takazawa’s Bijin-ga woodblock prints are rare, hard to find and are highly searched for around the world. As far as I can tell there are no defects, foxing, or stains, this original woodblock print is in EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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Takasawa Keiichi was born in Gunma prefecture in 1914. In 1936 he dropped out of Nihon University school of technology, and subsequently he studied with Fujita Tsugeharu, who strongly influenced him. In 1937 he joined the Army News Department in Shanghai.
In 1939 he won the Asahi award for one of his paintings. After the war he started making illustrations for women's magazines, and he was the author of A pictorial story of the kimono (1947), and of Women of Japan (1955). He also made woodblock prints, often based on his paintings. In 1974 an 1975 he had two major exhibitions in Paris. In 1977 an important publication on his paintings, Takasawa Keiichi ga shu appeared.
The slender, long necked beauty often appeared in his works was said to be his wife.
たかざわ・けいいち 大正３年群馬県生まれ 日大芸術学科中退 挿絵を描くかたわら現代美人画（油絵）の制作に情熱を注ぎ各地で個展 1974年パリのバンドーム画廊で「花と蝶」と題する個展を開き話題を集める 1975年フランス ル・サロン展で受賞 「婦人公論」の表紙絵を担当する 1976年随筆「画になる女」第一回日本随筆家協会賞受賞 |
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