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| Artist: | Hirezaki Eiho — 鰭崎英朋 |
| Title: | April, cherry blossoms — 四月 さくら |
| Series: | New Ukiyo-e Beauties — 新浮世絵美人合 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1924 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Murakami |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 43528 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Hirezaki Eiho (1881-1968)
Subject: A seated bijin. April, cherry blossoms.
Series: Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase (New ukiyo-e beauties compared).
Signature: Eiho hitsu. Artist seal.
Date: 1924.
Size: Large oban, 44,5x28,5 cm.
Reference: Other examples are illustrated in Amy Newland e Hamanaka Shinji. The female image 20th century prints of Japanese beauties. Leiden 2000, no.126.
Muneshige Narazaki (editor) Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Western Collections. The Muller Collection. Tokyo, 1990, no.118.
Remarks: This print is from a collaborative series by eleven artists, with twelve feminine portraits each associated with a month of the year. This prints stands as one of the best design in the set. |
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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:
HIREZAKI EIHO
Shigatsu, Sakura (Cherry blossoms, April), from Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase (New pictures of the floating world), accompanied by a title slip of its wrapper and a description sheet in Japanese, 1924
Fine impression and condition
44.5x28.7cm. |
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