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| Artist: | Tanigami Konan (1879 - 1928) — 谷上廣南 |
| Title: | White Dragon Peony — 白龍 |
| Series: | Peony Series |
| Date of first edition?: | 1917 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 45197 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| From Volume 2 of the series. |
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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:
Original Tanigami Konan Japanese Woodblock Print
Peony Series from the Teiten (Imperial Exhibition)
Rare, first edition, circa 1917
The Peony Series from the Imperial Exhibition - In 1917, one of Japan's famous naturalist artists, Tanigami Konan, was chosen to produce a series of beautiful peony prints for the Teiten (Imperial Exhibition). Because of the importance of this auspicious occasion, all of the traditional Japanese works of art were to be produced to the highest standards. The present peony series by Tanigami Konan was one of those selected traditional Japanese works. Konan designed and printed a lovely set of 20 peonies. Our beautiful prints offered this evening are from the first edition printing of these incredible Konan flowers.
These beautiful original woodblock prints are printed in an extra large format. They are very large for woodblock prints. Bold, bright, and beautiful, these incredible Tanigami Konan prints are some of the finest floral designs ever printed in the woodblock print world. They are all excellent quality, finely printed, and on beautiful handmade paper with a "natural edge". Unlike some of the smaller and more commonly produced floral subjects in the Japanese wood block print world, and in the botanical print world in general, these Tanigami Konan peony prints are large, exceptional, eye-catching designs that would make a beautiful traditional Japanese centerpiece in any room. Buy a print from this rare series now.
Artist - Tanigami Konan
Image size - 21 1/4" x 15 3/4"
Condition - With excellent color and detail as shown. This print is not backed. Beautiful handmade paper with "natural" edge. A nice full sheet, not trimmed. Some spotting at the edge. An excellent piece overall.
Note - All of these prints are on a beautiful, thick hand made paper with a lovely natural edge. All hand made papers of this type have subtle surface variations that add to the appeal. |
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| Artist Bio: |
Produced the series Seiyo Soka Zufu (A Picture Album of Western Plants and Flowers), a five-volume set of prints published by Unsodo, Kyoto. He was also selected to publish the Peony Series for the Imperial Exhibition: In 1917, as one of Japan's famous naturalist artists, Tanigami Konan, was chosen to produce a series of beautiful peony prints for the Teiten (Imperial Exhibition). Because of the importance of this auspicious occasion, all of the traditional Japanese works of art were to be produced to the highest standards. Konan designed and printed a lovely set of 20 peonies. These beautiful original woodblock prints were printed in an extra large format close to double-oban in size. Bold, bright, and beautiful, these Tanigami Konan prints are some of the finest floral designs ever printed in the woodblock print world. They are excellent quality, finely printed, and on thick handmade paper with natural uncut edges.
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