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Sketching a Garden

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Sketching a Garden
by Ikeda Shoen (1884-1917)

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Artist: Ikeda Shoen (1884-1917) 池田蕉園
Title: Sketching a Garden
Series: Yaekasumi
Date of first edition?1900 (in the decade of)
Publisher (first edition)?Kokkeido (Akiyama Buemon) - see Akiyama 秋山武右衛門
Publisher (this edition)?Kokkeido (Akiyama Buemon) - see Akiyama 秋山武右衛門
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 45049
Notes (first edition)?
Title Sketching a Garden
Artist Shoen Ikeda 1888-1917
Description A young lady is drawing a garden from living room. Her coloring materials are lying on the side. A girl is next to her also and watching her curiously what she is drawing.
Signature 'Shoen'.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated Ca. 1900-1910s.
Publisher Kokkeido.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.


Format Oban yoko-e
Width Item 14.6 inches = 37.0 cm
Height Item 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm
Width Image 12.2 inches = 31.0 cm
Height Image 8.3 inches = 21.0 cm
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Title Sketching a Garden
Artist Shoen Ikeda 1888-1917

Signature 'Shoen'.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated Ca. 1900-1910s.
Publisher Kokkeido.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Very good.
Colors Excellent - very good … Silver metallic pigments.
Condition Very good … Not backed. Slightly toned and wrinkled. Margins lightly soiled. A foxing spot on the bottom margin.
Format Oban yoko-e
Width Item 14.6 inches = 37.0 cm
Height Item 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm
Width Image 12.2 inches = 31.0 cm
Height Image 8.3 inches = 21.0 cm

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