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Song of Mortal and Pestle
by Kato Yasu (b. 1907)
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| Artist: | Kato Yasu (b. 1907) |
| Title: | Song of Mortal and Pestle |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1969 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 41575 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Title Song of Mortal and Pestle
kine uta
Artist Yasu Kato 1907-1997
Signature "Yasu Kato" in pencil on the lower margin. "Kato Yasu" signed in Japanese on the right margin.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1969.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Good.
Colors Very good.
Condition Good … Uneven toning. Ink residues and dark soil on the margins. Distinct creases on the margins, partially reaching into the image. Verso tape residues.
Description "Kine Uta". A village girl with hair band and in traditional costume in Sun-moon-lake in Taiwan. She is working with a large pestle and mortar. "kine uta" means a song for working with mortar and pestle.
Width Item 16.1 inches = 41.0 cm
Height Item 20.5 inches = 52.0 cm |
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