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Mount Hiei — 比叡山
by Tokuriki Tomikichiro

Original caretaker of this artwork: eBay

	Artist:	Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎
	Title:	Mount Hiei — 比叡山
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1950-1970
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Shikishi
	Format (this edition):	Shikishi
	DB artwork code:	44583
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Beautiful original color woodblock print by noted Japanese printmaker Tomikichiro Tokuriki. The print is in very nice condition, never framed. I believe it dates from the mid-1950s. It measures about 11 x 9.5" paper size; printed on a shikishi card, with gold border, a very lovely presentation. Great color and impression, and a really nice image. This is one of a small group of prints I purchased from a collector in Tokyo; each is brush signed on the back of the shikishi card by the artist, and sealed with his red seal. Thus a true first edition print (later printings did not have the brush signature), and quite rare. Note that the signature varies in size, placement and shape, from print to print, as you would expect from hand signatures; they are not stamp "signed", but true original brush signatures.
	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.