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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Evening at Gion - April |
| Series: | 12 Months of Kyoto — 京十二ヶ月 |
| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Unsodo — 芸艸堂 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Unsodo — 芸艸堂 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Ko-tanzaku
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| Format (this edition): | Ko-tanzaku |
| DB artwork code: | 42927 |
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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, 25 April 2011
Title Twelve Months of Kyoto - April
Artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki 1902-1999
Signature Tomikichiro.
Dated Ca. 1950s.
Publisher Unsodo.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Very good ... Printed on a decorative tanzaku card-board.
Colors Excellent - very good ... Gold colored edges.
Condition Very good ... Minor soils and slight foxing spots.
Description One from the complete set of twelve Tanzaku prints, "Kyo Juni-ka-getsu" ("Twelve Months of Kyoto") .
April: Evening at Gion.
Width Item 3.5 inches = 9.0 cm
Height Item 15.0 inches = 38.0 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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