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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
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1950 (in the decade of)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Watercolour
	Medium (this edition):	Watercolour
	Format (first edition):	Chuban
	Format (this edition):	Chuban
	DB artwork code:	43350
	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
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Impression Watercolor on a thick paper. Colors Very good. Condition Very good ... Light toning. Slight foxing and light soils.