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| Artist: | Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965) - Shokoku — 山本昇雲 (松谷) |
| Title: | Two Crows in Snow |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1910 (in the decade of) |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1910s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Triptych
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| Format (this edition): | Triptych |
| DB artwork code: | 44408 |
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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 Japanese Shin Hanga Woodblock Print by Yamamoto Shoun 1870-1965
13 5/8 x 7 3/8 ins. (34.6 x 18.8 cms) Shoun was mainly celebrated for his bijin prints but he did a few natural history subjects of which this is the finest example. It was published by the Tokyo firm Daikokuya (Matsuki Heikichi) who ceased operations in 1923, the year of the Great Kanto Earthquake when many businesses were totally destroyed. The present example dates from around 1910. The design of crows in snow bears comparison with Koson at his best. Note the faint red of the tongue of the lower crow and the fine rendering of the snow laden pines at the lower right.
The condition is very good with no damage and no repairs. There is very slight toning of the reverse and some very minor rust marks on the left hand edge. |
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| Artist Bio: |
Used the psudonym Shokoku (松谷) in his early career.
明治3年（1870年）高知県に生まれる。絵を山内家のお抱え絵師で狩野洞白の門人柳本圭吾に学び、更に狩野永岳の門人河田小龍に師事し、上京後、図案、染物の原図などを手がけ絵師として立った。明治27年東洋堂より刊行された「風俗画報」の挿絵を担当したのを皮切りに「新撰東京名所図會」と言うシリーズ312図を発表し、こうした雑誌挿絵を主要な活躍舞台としたのであった。 昇雲は維新以降の目まぐるしく変化する文化風俗に着手し、風俗記録画ともいうべき新しいジャンルを確立した。
昭和40年（1965）没 |
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