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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Dance of toads -trial print 1 |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 42734 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Item #1-85-158 (Item #93 of our catalog vol. 26):
Two original paintings and six woodblock prints.
1. Artist: Tokuriki Tomikichiro
2. Title/subject: 'Dance of toads' and 'Picnic of Rabbits'
3. Original painting: Two original paintings (Picture #1-85-158-3 and -4; both on paper with notations to the printer)
* Please not that Item #1-85-158-3 has tears and one of them is across the center of painting.
4. Test prints: Five prints (Picture #1-85-158-1, -2 and -5 to -7; without notations except #1-85-158-2)
5. Final print: (not sure which prints are for final or test)
6. Size of the design: Larger oban-sized (approx. 39 x 27 cm) |
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| Artist Bio: |
TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO(1902 - 1999) - Tokuriki was born and raised in Kyotoand was influenced by the local art scene from childhood. He stayed in Kyotofor his entire career and was a leader of the Kyoto Sosaku Hanga. He graduated from the KyotoCity School of Fine Arts and Crafts and after that from the KyotoCity Specialist School of Painting. While he began his career in the painting field, he found his true calling in the woodblock print field and was enthusiastic about the reemergence of woodblock prints in 20th century Japanese art. He was influential in the development of new artists later in his career and set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu.
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