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| Artist: | Unknown |
| Title: | Nikko Dainichido Temple — 日光大日堂 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1931 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Takemura Hideo — 竹村 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Takemura — 竹村 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Koban
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| Format (this edition): | Koban |
| DB artwork code: | 44487 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| Title and publisher's seals at the upper right corner. No artist seal but is similar in style to Hiroshige's works. Note the dating of 1931/32 (see item #44487), probably Christmas 1931. This would be the earliest Takemura-published print I have seen. |
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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:
10 1/4" X 7 3/4" (FOLDED SIZE) JAPANESE HANDCOLORED WOODBLOCK CHRISTMAS CARD WITH SIGNATURE OF ARTIST(photo7).
GREETING: "SEASON'S GREETINGS. 1931-1932" P. BENSABOTT. INC.
UPPER CORNER IS BENT,SPOTS ON THE INSIDE LEFT SIDE (photo5), BACK HAS SPOTTED AREA(photo4).
HOUSE SURROUNDED WITH WATER, MT.FUJI IN BACKGROUND, LADY WITH UMBRELLA CROSSING LAND BRIDGE GOING TOWARD HOUSE. COLORS OF WOODBLOCK ARE DISTINCT AND PURE. VERY ATTRACTIVE. WOULD LOOK VERY NICE FRAMED. DOES NOT GIVE THE ILLUSION OF A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM THE PICTURE ALONE |
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