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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | The Lake Side of Hirano Village — 平野村湖岸 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1950 (in the decade of) |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1950s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Watercolour |
| Medium (this edition): | Watercolour |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 43537 |
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Comments - Fantastic and rare original painting of Mt. Fuji viewed from the lake side of Hirano village. This lovely design was created by Tokuriki for the oversized woodblock print published by Uchida in the 1950s (see image below). The sacred mountain is seen through a row of bare winter trees along the shore of the lake. Especially interesting are the outlines of other trees visible below the surface, an effect called pentimenti, where the artist has changed the initial composition but traces of it still remain. The painting is accompanied by two copies of the large format woodblock print made from it, offering fascinating insight into the process of translating an artist's original painting into a traditional Japanese woodblock print. An exceptional and rare opportunity for a collector to acquire both the original painting and two examples of the print resulting from it.
Artist - Tokuriki (1902 - 1999)
Image Size - 13 3/4" x 19 1/2" + margins as shown
Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. Painting has pinholes and small losses in corners, a few additional pinholes along top edge, slight creasing. Both prints have small tears at edges, repaired, blends well; one print has a large tear and wrinkling at upper left edge, repaired. Both prints have slight creasing edges. Please see photos for details. Generally in good condition overall. |
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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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