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| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe | Watanabe |
| Date of this item: | 1942 | 1942 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Yamato Nadeshiko by Ito Shinsui. Original Japanese woodblock print circa 1942. Very good to fine condition. A few small light spots as shown in scan. 10.8 x 16.0 inches. Watanabe G seal and Hajime Gintaro printer's seal in right margin. Good ink bleedthrough. Very nice baren rubbings on verso. Compare with same print on pages 160 and 161 from the book " All The Woodblock Prints of Ito Shinsui". |
Saturday, 8 December 2007 Title Yamato Nadeshiko early edition printing Artist Shinsui Ito 1898-1972 Signature Shinsui. Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1942. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good … Printed on a thick paper. Embossed. Colors Excellent - very good. Condition Very good … Slight creases and wrinkles, a foxing on the middle left background, slightly soiled, a pin sized hole on the top right corner. Description "Yamato Nadeshiko" (Ideal Japanese Woman). A woman in light summer kimono is taking a rest. She has a round fan with pink Dianthus (Japanese name of this flower is "Yamato Nadeshiko", also.) pink flowers on her hand. Note Printer Ono Gintaro. Watanabe copyright seal for 1942-45. Width Item 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm Height Item 10.6 inches = 27.0 cm Width Image 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm Height Image 10.6 inches = 27.0 cm |