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Preparing Tea at Miyako Odori Festival — Miyako Odori no Tencha
by Suizan Miki (1887-1957)

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	Artist:	Suizan Miki (1887-1957)
	Title:	Preparing Tea at Miyako Odori Festival — Miyako Odori no Tencha
	Series:	Selected Views of Kyoto
	Date of first edition?:	1924
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Sato Shotaro
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Sato Shotaro
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	43156
	Notes (first edition)?:	Format: Dai oban tate-e: 16.75" x 11" approx Subject: The Tea Ceremony at the Cherry Dance - perhaps Suizan's best known design - portraying a lavishly dressed young woman performing the Tea Ceremony. Titled bottom right followed by the publisher's rectangular seal Sato Shotaro. From the series, "The first series selected views of Kyoto".
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Title Preparing Tea before W.W.II, limited edition Artist Suizan Miki 1887-1957 Signature "Suizan". Dated 1925. Publisher Sato Shotaro. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good ... Very early printing before W.W.II. Colors Very good. Condition Good ... Slightly soiled. Slight discolorations and slight foxing around the edges. Creased. Numbered 76 / 200 Description From the series, "The first series selected views of Kyoto", "Miyako Odori no Tencha" (Preparing tea at Miyako Odori Festival). Note Edition number in Japanese on the backside. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm Height Item 16.5 inches = 42.0 cm Literature Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - pg. 108