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| Artist: | Seien Shima (1892-1970) — 島成園 |
| Title: | July, after the bath — 七月 湯上り |
| Series: | New series of ukiyo-e beauties |
| Date of first edition?: | 1924 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1932 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Murakami |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Bijutsusha — 美術社 |
| 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: | 44406 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Shima Seien (1893-1970)
Subject: Young woman after the bath.
Title: Shichigatsu Yuagari (July, after the bath)
Series: Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase (New series of ukiyo-e beauties).
Signature: Seien.
Date: 1924 (1st edition); 1932 January 1st (2nd edition of 100 prints). Lithograph edition 1930s.
Size: Large oban, 44,8x28,5 cm.
Publisher: Murakami; Bijutsusha.
Reference: Muneshige Narazaki (a cura di). Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Western Collections. The Muller Collection. Tokyo, 1990, n.132.
Ota Memorial Museum. Meiji-Taisho Bijin Hanga Ten. Prints of Beauties from the Meiji Taisho era. Tokyo, 1993, n.55.
Amy Newland e Hamanaka Shinji. The female image 20th century prints of Japanese beauties. Leiden, 2000, n.125. |
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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:
Shichigatsu Yuagari July, After the Bath, from the series 12 Aspects of Fine Women
Paper size: 29.5 x 44.5 cm. Originally published in 1924, this edition was printed on December 25th 1931 and published on January 1, 1932. For all print information see the label verso (detail). Number 64 from an edition of 100.
Fine impression and colours, very good condition: printed with mica, a few tiny foxing spots, mainly in the margins. |
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