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| Publisher (this edition): | Unsodo | Unsodo | Unsodo |
| Date of this item: | 1949 | 1949 | 1949 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Tozinbo by Takeji Asano. Original woodblock print dated Showa 24 (1949). Oban size measures 15.5 x 10.3 inches. Fine condition. Strong ink bleed through on soft washi. Unsodo publisher's seal, Nagashima carver's seal, Shinmi printer's seal and red Takeji Asano seal in right margin. Showa 24 nen, titles, and By Takezi Asano in lower margin. Takeji characters in lower left of image. | Title Tojinbo (First Edition) Artist Takeji Asano 1900-1999 Signature Takeji Asano printed on lower margin Seal artist's seal Dated 1949 Period 20th Century Publisher Unsodo Impression excellent - very good Colors excellent Condition very good ... slight toning, several ink specks and printer's creases on margins Rating 2 = very good Description Tojinbo cliff and a tourist boat on a sunny day. Format Oban tate-e Width 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm Height 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm |
Japanese Woodblock by Asano "Tojinbo" (1949) A striking scene titled in Japanese kanji (bottom margin) as “Tojinbo” which translates same in English as “Tojinbo” (location name) by Takeji Asano (1900-2002). Bears artist’s "signature" in lower left corner of image. Publisher is Unsodo, with the carver/printer seals of Nagashima/Shinmi seen in lower right margin. Print is an original first-edition printing, indicated by the right margin's “kanji margin-dating” of “Showa 24,” or 1949—since ONLY “first edition” prints are known to have such margin-dating—and additionally, it has recently been learned that only 100 such dated “first edition” prints were ever produced. Circa 1949—first edition. Seldom seen, the presence of this print’s original (“kanji”) “margin-dating" seen in the mid right margin indicates that this print to be a FIRST EDITION printing. To learn more about the dating of editions and prints by Unsodo Publisher, click the following link about "Unsodo Publisher." Nicely printed—superbly executed “bokashi” (gradation of color) throughout the print; and life-like reflection in water. Crisp, sharp “key-lines.” Excellent “bleed-through” of colors to backside. Print is in very good condition—no tears, no fading, clean backside—does slight “age toning” typical of older prints. Image measures 9 1/4 x 14 ½ inches. |