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| Notes (1st edition) | Artist: Shima Seien (1893-1970) Subject: Young woman after the bath. Title: Shichigatsu Yuagari (July, after the bath) Series: Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase (New series of ukiyo-e beauties). Signature: Seien. Date: 1924 (1st edition); 1932 January 1st (2nd edition of 100 prints). Lithograph edition 1930s. Size: Large oban, 44,8x28,5 cm. Publisher: Murakami; Bijutsusha. Reference: Muneshige Narazaki (a cura di). Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Western Collections. The Muller Collection. Tokyo, 1990, n.132. Ota Memorial Museum. Meiji-Taisho Bijin Hanga Ten. Prints of Beauties from the Meiji Taisho era. Tokyo, 1993, n.55. Amy Newland e Hamanaka Shinji. The female image 20th century prints of Japanese beauties. Leiden, 2000, n.125. | |||||
| Publisher (this edition): | Murakami | Murakami | Murakami | Unknown | Bijutsusha | Ishukankokai |
| Date of this item: | 1924 | 1924 | 1924 | 1930s | 1932 | 1970s/80s |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Artist: Shima Seien Date: 1924 Size/Format: 11.5 by 18 ins. Description: July: after the bath. Salmon-pink mica ground. From a series entitled 'Collection of new ukiyo-e style beauties' Series: Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase shichi-gatsu - Yuagari Condition: Fine. Impression: Fine From: http://www.japaneseprints.net/viewitem.cfm?ID=3514 |
Conditions: Very good impression, colour and condition. | Monday, 21 March 2005 Title July - Collection of New Ukiyoe Style Beauties Artist Seien Shima 1892-1970 Signature Seien Dated 1924 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good Colors good … mica background, mica lightly sprinkled on the hair Condition good … moisture stains on the margins, paper cracks around the blue hair ornaments. Description From the series, "Shin Ukiyo-e Bijin Awase" (Collection of New Ukiyo-e Style Beauties), July - After a Bath. Suave, mysterious beauty by Seien who was the only handful renouned female artists in pre-war Japan. Format Dai-Oban Width 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm Height 17.7 inches = 45.0 cm Literature Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - pg.97, pl.125 |
Title Collection of New Ukiyoe Style Beauties - July lithograph Artist Seien Shima 1892-1970 Description From the series "Shin Ukiyo-e Bijin Awase" ("Collection of New Ukiyo-e Style Beauties"), July - "After a Bath". Suave, mysterious beauty by Seien who was one of the only handful renowned female artists in pre-war Japan. Signature "Seien". Dated Originally in 1924. This lithograph version was made probably in 1930s. Medium/Technique Lithograph. Impression Very good. Colors Very good. Condition Good ... Foxing. Discolorations along the edges. Upper area lightly creased. Note . Width Item 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm Height Item 14.7 inches = 37.3 cm Literature Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - pg.97, pl.125 |
Shichigatsu Yuagari July, After the Bath, from the series 12 Aspects of Fine Women Paper size: 29.5 x 44.5 cm. Originally published in 1924, this edition was printed on December 25th 1931 and published on January 1, 1932. For all print information see the label verso (detail). Number 64 from an edition of 100. Fine impression and colours, very good condition: printed with mica, a few tiny foxing spots, mainly in the margins. |
Yuagari, Shin Ukiyoe Bijin Awase Shichi Gatsu (After the Bath, July, from the series New Beauties in the Ukiyoe style) by Shima Seien. Genuine woodblock print. Fine color condition and impression. Heisei era impression with publisher's seals, Koike carver's seal and Uchigawa printer's seal in left margin. Watermark in lower left margin. Strong texture and ink bleedthrough. Nice mica background. 19.2 x 13.0 inches. Compare to the same print on page 97 of the book "The Female Image - 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties" Comes with original presentation folder. |