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Notes (1st edition)Title Famous Historic Places and Holy Places - Imperial Palace Artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki 1902-1999 Signature Tomikichiro. Dated Ca. 1930 - 40s. Publisher Uchida. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Description From the series, "Seichi Shiseki Meisho" (Famous Historic Places and Holy Places). Imperial palace in Kyoto in snow. Note Uchida Han is a famous and important Japanese publishing company with branches in both Tokyo and Kyoto. Founded in 1919, the company is still in existence today as an active publisher of shin-hanga in addition to publishing re-strikes of Edo period ukiyo-e prints. Width Item 16.7 inches = 42.5 cm Height Item 11.3 inches = 28.8 cm
Publisher (this edition): Uchida Bijutsu Shoten Uchida Bijutsu Shoten Uchida Bijutsu Shoten
Date of this item: 1938-41
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Impression Very good.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Good ... Lightly soiled. Lightly creased.

Two trial prints before the first edition. Note the brown pigment colour change on the trees at left. One print has various instructions in pencil by the artist such as a bit darker color for the wooden fence in the middle.
The prints have been kept in the old archive of Publisher Uchida. An exceptional and rare item for the serious Japanese woodblock print collector.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Impression Very good.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Good ... Lightly soiled. Lightly creased.

Two trial prints before the first edition. One print has various instructions in pencil by the artist such as a bit darker color for the wooden fence in the middle.
The prints have been kept in the old archive of Publisher Uchida. An exceptional and rare item for the serious Japanese woodblock print collector.
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