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| Artist: | Kotozuka Eiichi (1906-) — 琴塚英一 |
| Title: | The Maples of Takao in Kyoto — 高尾？秋 |
| Series: | Scenes Of Shiga, Nara, and Kyoto |
| Date of first edition?: | circa 1930-1950 |
| 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): | Chuban
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| Format (this edition): | Chuban |
| DB artwork code: | 43876 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
A Complete Set of (6) SIX 1950-60’s Original Japanese Woodblock Prints by the famous artist, Eiichi Kotozuka with original covers and beautiful silver foil studio designed folder case: From the series, "The Scenes of Shiga, Nara and Kyoto". Artist’s chop and publisher seal. Published by Uchida Woodblock Printing Company in Kyoto. A complete set with the folder is a rare find and depicts the talents of the artist Eiichi. Each original woodblock print is tipped in their individual original presentation folders which measure 10” x 14”.
Prints measure: 8 1/2" x 11" - Paper (full-sized margins)
Provenance: Came from a single collector who purchased the entire collection while traveling in Kyoto in the 1960’s.
The List of Prints included w/ condition report:
1. The Full Moon Viewed on The Seta Karahashi Bridge - Fine, except for toning from the folder
2. The Katata Ukimido Temple in The Lake Biwa - Pristine - Beautiful image!
3. The Cherry Blossoms in Nara - Fine, except for toning from the folder
4. The Large Buddha of Todaiji Temple in Nara - Pristine
5. The Maples of Takao in Kyoto - Pristine
6. The Snow Scene of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto - Pristine - Gorgeous image! |
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| Artist Bio: |
KOTOZUKA, EIICHI was born in Osaka in 1906. He studied at the Kyoto Specialist School of Painting and in the late 1940s was one of the four artists who founded a co-operative publishing company called Koryokusha in an effort to gain an artistic expression free of the major houses. Tokuriki, Tobei and Tasaburo were the other three involved. He has created quite a number of woodblocks covering unique scenes of Japanese tradition, flowers, landscapes and wildlife. He was a member of the Seiryusha Group of Liberal Artists and Died in 1979.
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