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Cherry Blossom Viewing
by Ishida S (-1920) Shigeaburu Ishida (1888-1960)?

Original caretaker of this artwork: eBay

	Artist:	Ishida S (-1920) Shigeaburu Ishida (1888-1960)?
	Title:	Cherry Blossom Viewing
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1920-1940
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Watercolour
	Medium (this edition):	Watercolour
	Format (first edition):	Ko-tanzaku
	Format (this edition):	Ko-tanzaku
	DB artwork code:	44836
	Notes (first edition)?:	A Group of Five Japanese Watercolours by H Fukaya and S Ishida. Ca. 1919 Large paintings 13 1/4 x 10 ins. (33.8 x 25.4) Smaller paintings 13 1/2 x 5 ins. (34.3 x 12.7 cms) A number of watercolours by H Fukaya and S Ishida can be found on the internet but nothing is known of the artists. One of the group by H Fukaya is dated 1919 which, as none of the others we found were dated, provides a rough idea of dating for this artist. These items were part of a group of prints, photographs and watercolours which had been collected in Japan pre. Kanto Earthquake (1923) apparently by an English traveller of whom we have no further information. Each of the paintings have two katakana characters on the reverse, the significance of which we do not know. The condition is uniformly excellent with no damage and no repairs or fading. Judging by the condition of the collection they do not seem to have seen the light of day since they were originally purchased.
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