Death Grave's Pass and Tenaya Peak
by Obata Chiura (1885-1975)

	Artist:	Obata Chiura (1885-1975)
	Title:	Death Grave's Pass and Tenaya Peak
	Series:	World Landscape Series
	Date of first edition?:	1930
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Takamizawa — 高見沢
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Takamizawa — 高見沢
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	42081
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Saturday, 29 August 2009 Artist: Chiura Obata Title: Death Grave's Pass and Tenaya Peak Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title: World Landscape Series Edition No: First and only Date: 1930 Publisher: Takamizawa Color-Print Studio, Tokyo Reference No: Obata's Yosemite, p. 55 Size: 11 x 15-3/4 " (image); 13 x 18 " (paper) Condition: Very fine. Notes: Obata commented, "While standing at Death's Grave Pass, I recalled may American Indian legends and historical facts centered on the imposing Tenaya Peak seen in the distance." Begun in 1928 when Obata visited Japan, the World Landscape Series took 18 months to complete. The project required the work of 32 block carvers and 40 printers with each print requiring from 100 to as many as 160 impressions in order to accurately replicate Obata's original watercolors. The folio consisted of 35 colored woodblock prints. All but one show California scenes, and 27 are views of Yosemite and the High Sierra. It is believed that 100 folios were sent to the artist. Not all of the prints were signed and sealed. Each print has the publishers name stamped on the reverse. The folder illustration shows the publisher's watermark, visible below the title slip. PRINTS BY OBATA IN FINE CONDITION, EXHIBITING FRESH COLORS, AS WITH THESE, ARE VERY RARE.