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| Notes (1st edition) | This is a considerably recarved version of the 1930s scene from the series "Familiar Fishes of Nippon (Bakufu Ohno)". This new edition was first printed in 1949. | |||||
| Publisher (this edition): | Kyoto Hanga-In | Kyoto Hanga-In | Kyoto Hanga-In | Kyoto Hanga-In | Kyoto Hanga-In | Kyoto Hanga-In |
| Date of this item: | 1950s | 1950s | 1950s | 1950s | 1950s | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Bakufu Ohno, CRUCIAN CARP 1949 1st Edition Woodblock Print Color: Excellent…strong color, delicate shading. Condition: Very Good…light toning, printer's ink smudges in margins, small tape mark Light toning Metallic silver background is bright and vibrant No tearing in paper |
Wednesday, 4 March 2009 Item Number: R0111210 Artist: Bakufu Title: Crucian Carp Medium: Woodblock Print Date: c. 1950 Size (HxW): 11" x 15.75" Signature: Bakufu Condition: Excellent color, impression and state, full margins with seals Notes: The prints from this series do not have a title so it is sometimes difficult to determine the correct title or fish |
Original woodblock print by Ohno Bakufu (1888-1976), depicting five fish swimming underwater - beautifully detailed. Image size is 15 x 10 1/4 inches and overall paper size is 16 x 11 inches. Print is in very clean and unfaded (near mint) condition with no tears, stains, or foxing. Print is unframed. |
Title Carp Artist Bakufu Ono 1888-1976 - click for artist Signature Bakufu Seal bakufu Dated ca. 1950 Period 20th Century Publisher Kyoto Hanga-in Impression excellent … printed on a soft pliable Japanese paper Colors excellent … fine gradations Condition very good … light toning, slight spots on back ground, discoloration on upper left corner Rating 1 = excellent Description Five carp swim among water plants in a pond. Note carver Kikuta, printer Nakagawa Format Oban tate-e Width 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm Height 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm |
I have for your bids a beautiful woodblock print of carp swimming among grass and waterlilies. I am definitely a novice at these things but comparing the signature to those in the book that I bought I believe it is by Ohno Bakufu. The difference is there is no English signature. I have shown a closeup of all marks on the print. It is vertical and 11 1/4" wide by 16" tall. The margins do not appear to be trimmed and there is some wear but not too bad. On the back someone has printed in pencil "Crucian Carp". The impression is sharp and I believe the grass could have been handpainted. The people I am selling this for visited Japan twice, once in the 1950's and once in the 1970's. | Ono BAKUFU (1888-1976; Japanese) Swimming fish from "Dai Nihon gyorui gashu (Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection)"; oban tata-e (15" x 10¼"). Signed "Bakufu"; published by Kyoto Hanga-in. Condition: very good; very slight toning; unmounted. Note: This is the recarved version of 1950s, not from the 1st 1938 edition. |