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| Artist: | Nouet Noel (1885-1969) |
| Title: | Meiji Shrine — 明治神宮 |
| Series: | Scenes of Tokyo Views |
| Date of first edition?: | 1936 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1930s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Doi Sadaichi — 土井貞一 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Doi Sadaichi — 土井貞一 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 46402 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Meiji Jingu in snow. One of his "Scenes of Tokyo, Twenty-four views,". Good impression, nice 'bokashi' shading (gradation of colors). Tokyo 1936 with his signature in print. At the bottom left: Carver Ikeda, Printer Yokoi. In the middle: Nouet Work. To the right: Publisher Doi. Title is on the right margin. Image is approximately 14¼" x 9½" (36cm x 24cm); paper is 15½" x 10¼" (39cm x 26cm). Pre-war print, any of the three Ikeda brothers could have carved Koitsu and Noël Nouët designs published by Doi Teiichi between 1934-1938. |
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| Artist Bio: |
NOEL NOUET was a French artist who designed prints of Tokyo land-and-citiscapes. Little is known about Nouet's formative years. During the 1930's and 40's, he worked as the director of La Maison Franco-Japonaise and was a lecturer at Tokyo University. In 1935, Nouet began collaborating with the Tokyo publisher Doi Teiichi. His first woodblock prints were monochrome, based on his pen and ink sketches. These prints include "Gate of Zozoji Temple" and "Kikyo Gate of the Emperor's Palace". In 1936, Doi and Nouet produced a series of color woodblock prints called "Ten Views of Tokyo". All of these prints are signed and dated in English within the image. In 1946, Nouet published a book of his drawings called Tokyo: Fifty Sketches. He also wrote several books on Japanese history.
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