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Cormorant Fishing in Gifu
by Yoshimune Arai (1873-1945)

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	Artist:	Yoshimune Arai (1873-1945) — 新井芳宗
	Title:	Cormorant Fishing in Gifu
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1920-1940
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Nishinomiya
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Nishinomiya
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Chuban
	Format (this edition):	Chuban
	DB artwork code:	46078
	Notes (first edition)?:	Title: Cormorant Fishing Artist Yoshimune Arai 1873-1945 Seal Yoshimune Dated Ca. 1920s/30s Publisher Nishinomiya Yosaku Medium/Technique Woodblock print Width Item 10.8 inches = 27.4 cm Height Item 8.3 inches = 21.1 cm Description Fishing boats with torches and a large pleasure boat are seen in a bay in the evening. Listed as #1291 in the 1930 Hasegawa catalog
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: FINE ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK. c1920. CORMORANT FISHING IN GIFU/ FISHING WITH CORMORANTS ON THE RIVER NAGARA BY YOSHIMUNE ARAI. WITH ARTIST RED SEAL MARK ARTIST MARK AND PUBLISHES MARK TO RIGHT MARGIN. NUMBERED 1295. PUBLISHERS STAMP TO REVERSE. FINE COLOUR AND BLEED THROUGH ON REVERSE. MOUNTED ON PAPER WITH A FADED MOUNT. ACTUAL WOOD BLOCK MEASURES 11" x 8 2/8" ( 28CM x 21CM) GOOD EARLY 20THC JAPANESE WOODBLOCK. GOOD CONDITION NO FOXING. VERY SLIGHT WEAR TO CUT EDGES. FINE ORIGINAL PIECE.