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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Monday, 8 January 2007 You are bidding on a very beautiful and rare original Japanese woodblock print “Nanzenji Shrine”signed by the famous Show Shin Hanga woodblock print master Asano Takeji (1900-1999) made in Showa Era IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. The print size is 14 1/4 x 10 inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. The artist’s signature is at the lower left corner of the print. Four borders are intact. This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the woodblock print. This original woodblock print was in a frame for decades. As far as I can tell there are no defects, foxing, or stains, this woodblock print is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. |
Up for auction is this vintage woodblock print by Takeji Asano. I am not a collector and do not know a great deal about what I am offering but will tell you what I do know. The photos show the pencil signatures in both bottom corners. The piece shows some darkness around the edges of the paper due to aging. There is one small brownish spot 1/8" in diameter about 2" inside the right border, midway down the picture. I don't know what it is. There is no hole, just a stain of some sort. I have had an artist look at this piece who says it is an original woodblock. The piece was in a very beautiful, old bamboo frame, with a salmon colored silk chantung matting. I took it apart for photographing but will include the frame, matt, and glass if the buyer wants them. I came upon this piece from a friend whose mother had recently passed away. My friend told me that her mother had traveled frequently in Japan and had purchased it there from the artist many years ago. |