Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Artist: Hakuho Hirano 1879-1957 Signature: Hakuho Publisher: Watanabe - , 1931/1941 left and 6 mm seal right since 1918 Date: 1936 Size: 25,3 x 51,2 cm Format: - - Title: Natsusugata (Beppu) Woman in summer kimono at Beppu Hakuho has produced only five works (all are published in "The female image"), and this one is supposed to be the most exciting Impression: fine Colors: fine Condition: fine / very good Literature: Newland, Amy R. and S. Hamanaka, The female image - 20th century prints of Japanese beauties, Abe Publ. Ltd. And Hotei Publishing, Tokyo / Leiden, Japan / The Netherlands 2000, ISBN=90-74822-20-7, Reference: pg. 154, no. 212 in color
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Hirano Hakuho 1879-1957 Summer Rain, Beppu Hotspring 1936 Japanese woodblock print Image size: 19 1/8 by 9 1/8 inches Illustrated: Female Image, pl. 212 No condition problems to note Embossing
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Saturday, 17 June 2006
HIRANO HAKUHO (1879-1957) Summer Kimono also known as A Beauty in Summer at Beppu
Date: 1936, this is a later edition published from the original wood blocks by the original publisher Watanabe Size: naga-ban, with full margins, approx. 9.1" x 19.1" (image area) + margins Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed Impression: Fine, solid keylines, nice surface texture, tight registration Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso Documentation: The Female Image, Hotei, 2000, page 154, illustration #212
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Saturday, 16 June 2007
Shin Hanga: Summer Rain: Beppu Hot Springs Artist: Hirano Hakuho Format: Nagaban tate-e: 18.5" x 9.25" approx
Subject: Seen from the rear, a girl standing at a window, holding a Thistle decorated fan as she inserts a hair-pin.
Hakuho's scarcest design.
Publisher: Watanabe (this example lacks seal).
Date: 1936
Condition: A thin mark to the top left. Paper slighly toned. Generally in very good state with original protective paper folder.
Colour: Fine
Impression: Fine with gauffrage |