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| Artist: | Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965) - Shokoku — 山本昇雲 (松谷) |
| Title: | Snow at the ferry landing |
| Series: | Scenes of the four seasons |
| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 47248 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
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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:
Signature: Shoun.
Name: Shoun Yamamoto
Title: The View of the Four Seasons - Shiki no Nagame - Snow at Ferry Landing
Description
From the series, "Shiki no Nagame" (The View of the Four Seasons), "Yuki no Watashi" (Snow at Ferry Landing). A lady is listening to some words from a parrot. Her daughter is reading a book nearby.
Shoun was one of the last traditional ukiyo-e artists but his style was changed from the stereo-typical ukiyo-e beauties to more soft and natural looking beauties in this series.
Dated: 1906 December.
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya).
Technique: Woodblock print
Width Item: 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm
Height Item: 9.6 inches = 24.5 cm
Impression: Excellent … Fine blind printings on the head scarf and the white shawl.
Colors: Excellent - very good … "Gofun" for the snow effect.
Quality: Very good … Slight soils and slight creases on the margins. Mounting paper residues on verso.
Literature: "Yamamoto Shoun Ten". A View of Nostalgic Japan and the Beauties of those Days; an Exhibition of Shoun Yamamoto's Works., The Museum of Art, Kochi; 2005, ISBN, - Pl. 114. One of the print in this series is shown. |
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| Artist Bio: |
Used the psudonym Shokoku (松谷) in his early career.
明治3年（1870年）高知県に生まれる。絵を山内家のお抱え絵師で狩野洞白の門人柳本圭吾に学び、更に狩野永岳の門人河田小龍に師事し、上京後、図案、染物の原図などを手がけ絵師として立った。明治27年東洋堂より刊行された「風俗画報」の挿絵を担当したのを皮切りに「新撰東京名所図會」と言うシリーズ312図を発表し、こうした雑誌挿絵を主要な活躍舞台としたのであった。 昇雲は維新以降の目まぐるしく変化する文化風俗に着手し、風俗記録画ともいうべき新しいジャンルを確立した。
昭和40年（1965）没 |
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