Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Sunday, 5 February 2006
Title Water God at Katsushika provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate Artist Hiroaki Takahashi 1871-1945 Seal shotei (Syotei) Dated 1924-1927 Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good Colors excellent … light colored wash for the aged look Condition excellent - very good … thin spot on the left upper margin, a pin size hole on the upper left margin corner, slightly soiled on the margins. Description "Katsushika". The fisherman goes home with his catch at Katsushika. A small shrine for the water god is seen behind. Note "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate. Width Item 6.9 inches = 17.5 cm Height Item 15.0 inches = 38.2 cm Literature Hisao Shimizu, "Syotei (Hiroaki) Takahashi" His Life and Works, Folk Museum of Ota City, Tokyo, 2005, - pl.187 |
Woodblock print measures 21" tall x 11" wide including frame and actual print measures 15" tall x 7-1/4. Print and frame are in overall good condition. Print has not been taken print out of frame
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