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| Artist: | Asada Benji (Tangyu) — 麻田辨自 |
| Title: | Matsue Castle |
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| 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
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| Format (this edition): | Chuban |
| DB artwork code: | 43351 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Benji Asada 1899-1984
Title: Matsue Castle - Watercolor and Trial Proof
Date: Ca 1930 - 50s
Publisher: Uchida
Medium: Watercolor on paper.
Width Item 10.0 inches = 25.5 cm
Height Item 7.4 inches = 18.8 cm
Notes: A set of an original preparatory watercolor painting and a fine trial proof before the first commercial edition. There is another painting of Mt. Izumo-fuji, which was cancelled, on the back of the watercolor painting.
They have been kept in the famous publisher in Kyoto, The Uchida, archives. An exceptional and rare item for the serious Japanese woodblock print collector |
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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 Excellent - very good ... Watercolor on a thick paper. Print on a Japanese paper.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Very good ... (Watercolor) Light toning. Slight foxing and slight soils. (Print) No problem to report. |
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