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| Artist: | Suzuki Kinsen (1867-1945) |
| Title: | Rescue in the Sea |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1900 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Kuchi-e
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| Format (this edition): | Kuchi-e |
| DB artwork code: | 43554 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kinsen Suzuki 1867-1945
Title: Rescue in the Sea
Date: Ca 1900-1910s
Medium: Woodblock print
Notes: Kuchi-e (frontispiece illustration) was made for the popular literary magazines largely aimed at the female readers in Meiji-Taisho era. They were published by newly established publishers such as Bungei Kurabu, Shunyodo and Suzando. These publishing companies; among which Chuo-koronsha, Kodansha, Shinchosha still exist; published not only literary subjects but also many different everyday subjects such as cooking, sewing and hobbies as monthly publications |
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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:
Title Rescue in the Sea
rare kuchi-e
Artist Kinsen Suzuki 1867-1945
Signature Kinsen.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated Ca. 1900-1910s.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Good.
Colors Very good ... Burnished.
Condition Very good ... Slight foxing. Slight toning. Light creases. The top right corner is rounded. Two holes on the bottom right corner.
Width Item 11.4 inches = 29.0 cm
Height Item 9.0 inches = 22.8 cm |
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| Artist Bio: |
Kinsen Suzuki was born in Wakayama in 1867 and studied "Nan-ga" under Tsukushi Suiun. Since he could not get a job with Nan-ga painting, he studied ukiyo-e by himself, and drew many kuchi-e for "koudan-bon" (book for story telling), and illustrations for Kobe Newspapers. His illustrations had reputations for their historical accuracy. It was said that 70-80% of illustrations for all the koudan books published in Osaka were Kinsen's.
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