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| Artist: | Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎 |
| Title: | Kyoto Gosho — 京都御所 |
| Series: | Scenes of Sacred Places and Historical Landmarks |
| Date of first edition?: | 1938-1941 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Uchida Bijutsu Shoten — 内田 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Uchida Bijutsu Shoten — 内田 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 43682 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Famous Historic Places and Holy Places - Imperial Palace
Artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki 1902-1999
Signature Tomikichiro.
Dated Ca. 1930 - 40s.
Publisher Uchida.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Description From the series, "Seichi Shiseki Meisho" (Famous Historic Places and Holy Places). Imperial palace in Kyoto in snow.
Note Uchida Han is a famous and important Japanese publishing company with branches in both Tokyo and Kyoto. Founded in 1919, the company is still in existence today as an active publisher of shin-hanga in addition to publishing re-strikes of Edo period ukiyo-e prints.
Width Item 16.7 inches = 42.5 cm
Height Item 11.3 inches = 28.8 cm |
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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 Very good.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Good ... Lightly soiled. Lightly creased.
Two trial prints before the first edition. Note the brown pigment colour change on the trees at left. One print has various instructions in pencil by the artist such as a bit darker color for the wooden fence in the middle.
The prints have been kept in the old archive of Publisher Uchida. An exceptional and rare item for the serious Japanese woodblock print collector. |
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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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