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| Publisher (this edition): | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) | Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) |
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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 Artist: Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965) Subject: Two ladies and the ferry in a snowy day. Series: Views of the four seasons Signature: Shoun Date: Meiji 39 XII month (December 1906) Publisher: Daikokuya, Matsuki Heikichi. Size: Oban yoko-e, 24,8x36,6 cm. Reference Another impression is illustrated in Museum of Art, Kochi (editor). Yamamoto Shoun, Kochi 2005, n. 111. Conditions: Fine impression with white gofun hand-applied for the snow, very good colours , paper slightly toned otherwise good conditions. First edition with the publisher's name in romanji. Item no. G 124 Price: Euro 950 |
Artist Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965) Description Yuki no watari, 'Snow at the ferry landing', from the series Shiki no nagame, 'Scenes of the four seasons'. Published in 1906 by Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya). Signed Shoun Size Oban Condition Fine impression, colour and condition. Price € 1100 (Sold) Reference Illustrated in colour in Illing, The art of Japnese prints, p. 155. |
Signature: Shoun. Name: Shoun Yamamoto Title: The View of the Four Seasons - Shiki no Nagame - Snow at Ferry Landing Description From the series, "Shiki no Nagame" (The View of the Four Seasons), "Yuki no Watashi" (Snow at Ferry Landing). A lady is listening to some words from a parrot. Her daughter is reading a book nearby. Shoun was one of the last traditional ukiyo-e artists but his style was changed from the stereo-typical ukiyo-e beauties to more soft and natural looking beauties in this series. Dated: 1906 December. Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya). Technique: Woodblock print Width Item: 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm Height Item: 9.6 inches = 24.5 cm Impression: Excellent … Fine blind printings on the head scarf and the white shawl. Colors: Excellent - very good … "Gofun" for the snow effect. Quality: Very good … Slight soils and slight creases on the margins. Mounting paper residues on verso. Literature: "Yamamoto Shoun Ten". A View of Nostalgic Japan and the Beauties of those Days; an Exhibition of Shoun Yamamoto's Works., The Museum of Art, Kochi; 2005, ISBN, - Pl. 114. One of the print in this series is shown. |