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| Artist: | Narazaki Eisho (Fuyo, Kyokudo, Shinjo) — 楢崎栄昭、扶陽、新城 |
| Title: | Unread - night scene |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1920 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Chuban
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| Format (this edition): | Chuban |
| DB artwork code: | 45604 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Antique Vintage c.1900 Signed Japanese Woodblock Print of figures with a Lantern at night. It is in fine condition with some light age related wear to the frame. The white spots on my pictures are from my camera and overhead light. There is a dark figure in the background and a row of houses. The print is signed but I do not know who the artist is. I really don't know much about Oriental artwork but this one is very nice and old. This print had an old tag on it and it was listed it as a Woodprint from the estate auction where I purchased it. It looks to be printed on an unusual type of paper that looks rough on the surface and this looks to be placed over a sheet of birch. Size of print is 8" x 5 3/4". Size of frame is 8 5/8" x 11 1/2". The frame is original and has minor age related wear to the finish. The backing paper is old and in need of replacement. |
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| Artist Bio: |
We can confirm that his works were published via Watanabe and that he first used the pseudonym Fuyo from around 1916 to 1932, after which he used Eisho:
LINK to scan of catalogue
However, according to Merritt (and likely sourced from the ukiyo-e scholar Fujikake Shizuya, 1938), Narazaki Eisho used the art names Fuyo from 1916-1922, and Eisho from 1922-1936.
Note that all of the mitsugiri prints that I have seen are signed "Fuyo" 扶陽, not Eisho, so I suspect the mitsugiri prints are his oldest works (and indeed they do look older than his oban-sized print).
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