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Lake Shishido
by Asada Benji (Tangyu)
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| Artist: | Asada Benji (Tangyu) — 麻田辨自 |
| Title: | Lake Shishido |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1950 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Watercolour |
| Format (first edition): | Chuban
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| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Benji Asada 1899-1984
Title: Lake Shishido - Watercolor
Date: Ca 1930 - 50s
Publisher: Uchida
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Notes: An original preparatory watercolor painting of Lake Shishido and ominous Buddhist statues under the full moon. It was made for the trial proof before the first commercial edition.
It has been kept in the famous publisher in Kyoto, The Uchida, archives. An exceptional and rare item for the serious Japanese woodblock print collector.
Width Item 10.0 inches = 25.3 cm
Height Item 7.3 inches = 18.6 cm |
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