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| Artist: | Koga Kano (1897-1953) — 狩野光雅 |
| Title: | Divers and the Sea |
| Series: | |
| Date of first edition?: | 1930 (circa) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Shin Yamato-e Mokuhanga Kankokai |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Shin Yamato-e Mokuhanga Kankokai |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 43258 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Koga Kano 1897-1953
Title: Divers at a Rocky Shore.
Signature Koga.
Date: Ca 1930s
Medium: Woodblock print
Notes: Avalone divers at a Rocky Shore.
A group of Kyoto artists headed by Matsumoto Eikyu had a large project to revitalize the traditional "Yamato-e" (Japanese style painting) to more popular forms. Their prints were published by Shin Yamato-e Mokuhanga Kanko-kai in 1930s.
Width Item 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm
Height Item 11.4 inches = 29.0 cm |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Impression Very Good ... Embossed.
Colors Very good ... Gold colored metallic pigment.
Condition Good ... Paper toned. Margin creased at the upper right corner. A missing area in the upper margin (0,5 cm = 0,2 inch). |
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| Artist Bio: |
狩野 光雅（かのう こうが）
明治30年<1897>－昭和28年<1953> 和歌山県出身
日本画家。本名は政次郎。
東京美術学校日本画科卒業後、松岡映丘に師事し、新興大和絵会結成に参加。
大和絵の新たな表現を追求し、意欲的な創作活動を行いました。
同会解散後、帝展に出品し、1933年「飛瀑」で特選を受賞。
1935年国画院に参加。 |
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