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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Fushimi Inari Shrine Hatsu-uma Festival - February |
| Series: | 12 Aspects of the Capital Kyoto — 京洛十二趣 |
| Date of first edition?: | 25/11/1943 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| 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: | 42936 |
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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 Fushimi Inari - Hatsuuma Festival Artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki 1902-1999 Signature Tomi. Dated Ca. 1950's. Publisher Uchida. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good ... Printed on a thick tanzaku cardboard. Colors Good. Condition Good ... Paper toning, discolorations around the edges. Description From "Twelve Views of Kyoto", "Fushimi Inari Shrine: Hatsu-uma". A shop selling Fushimi dolls, which are used as souvenir and offerings for "Hatsu Uma" festival in the first “Day of the Horse” in February. Many worshippers go to Fushimi Inari Shrine and other local Inari shrines to pray for thriving business and household safety. Many fox figures and paintings are associated to Inari shrines since fox has been considered as the messenger of Inari, the god of rice and agriculture. Width Item 3.1 inches = 8.0 cm Height Item 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm
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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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