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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Nigatsudo Temple - Winter — 二月堂 |
| Series: | 8 Views on the Yamato Road — 大和路八景 |
| Series (2nd): | 4 Seasons of Nara |
| Date of first edition?: | 10/12/1942 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1930s-50s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida — 内田 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Chuban
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| Format (this edition): | Chuban |
| DB artwork code: | 43507 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| This scene was originally published for the series "Eight Views on the Yamato Road" in December 1942. It was also included in a later four-print series called the "Four Seasons of Nara" (circa late 1940s). |
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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:
This print is from the series "Four Seasons of Nara".
This lot includes a folio of four original woodblock prints. The prints were originally by Japanese artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902 - 1999) but were reprinted by the Uchida Woodblock Company. The folio is titled "Four Seasons of Nara Landscapes" and consists of four beautiful color woodblocks. Each woodblock shows one of the four seasons in Nara, the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The woodblocks are as follows:
1. Spring - Mt. Yoshino
2. Summer - Yakushizi Pagoda
3. Fall - Kasuga Shrine
4. Winter - Temple Nigatsudo
All four images measure approximately 7 1/2" x 10" and are printed on paper which measures 8 1/4" x 11". Each woodblock print is matted with thin paper and all together measures 10" x 13 3/4". All of the woodblocks are appropriately numbered and have the title of the piece and publisher's red seal within the image. These original woodblocks come in a decorative folio. The inside flap of the folio states the woodblocks included, the original artist, and "Engraved and Printed by Uchida Woodblock Printer." The woodblocks are in fine original condition. Woodblock #1 (Spring) has a few slight wrinkles in the left and right margins of the mat. |
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| Artist Bio: |
TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO(1902 - 1999) - Tokuriki was born and raised in Kyotoand was influenced by the local art scene from childhood. He stayed in Kyotofor his entire career and was a leader of the Kyoto Sosaku Hanga. He graduated from the KyotoCity School of Fine Arts and Crafts and after that from the KyotoCity Specialist School of Painting. While he began his career in the painting field, he found his true calling in the woodblock print field and was enthusiastic about the reemergence of woodblock prints in 20th century Japanese art. He was influential in the development of new artists later in his career and set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu.
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