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| Notes (1st edition) | Artist: KITANO TSUNETOMI Title: Heron Maiden Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Date: 1925 (first edition), late 1920s (later edition), 1980s (Ishukankokai publisher) Reference No: The New Wave, p. 133 Size: 21 3/8 x 14 1/2" (paper) Notes: Signed upper left: "Tsunetomi-hitsu". Carved by Yamana Ryoko. Printed by Matsano Kossui. Copyright of Nezu Seitaro. A beautiful example of the FIRST EDITION of this scarce print will have the edition number hand-written in the edition box at the bottom of the print and (usually) a red artist's seal beside the signature at the top left, which appears to be hand-applied because its position on the print varies. The 2nd edition has the edition box left blank (no hand-written edition number) and usually has no red artist seal. It would be quite easy for a less-ethical seller to "doctor" the 2nd editions by adding a fake edition number into the edition cartouche. With "gofun" (splashed white ink). A 20TH C. MASTERPIECE! NOTE: Posthumous printings by Ishukankokai have the publisher details in the left margin. | |||||||||||
| Publisher (this edition): | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Nezu Seitaro | Ishukankokai | Ishukankokai |
| Date of this item: | 1920s/30s | 1920s/30s | 1920s/30s | 1920s/30s | 1920s/30s | 1925 | 19251920s/30s | 1980s | 1980s | |||
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. Artist Tsunetomi Kitano 1880 - 1947 View Artist Bio Series Title The Heron Maiden Date Of Work 1925 Publisher Nezu Seitaro Dimensions 21.5 x 14.375 Condition Fine impression, color and condition. Notes One of the most iconic Shin Hanga designs. |
Edition number 7. | TITLE: The Heron Maiden DATE: 1925 SIZE: 21.375 x 14.375 MEDIUM: Woodblock Print PUBLISHER: Nezu Seitaro CONDITION: Fine impression, color and condition. One of the most iconic of all shin hanga bijin designs. |
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. Thursday, 14 August 2008 Artist Kitano Tsunetomi 1880 - 1947 View Title The Heron Maiden Date Of Work 1925 Dimensions 21.5 x 14.5 |
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. Kitano Tsunetomi - 1880-1947 Sagimusume (The Heron Maiden) 1925 Japanese woodblock print. Image size: 17 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches Illustrated: Female Image, pl. 108 Light mica loss; light toning on reverse Mica background; gofun |
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. Wednesday, 27 September 2006 Shin Hanga: Heron Maiden Artist: Kitano Tsunetomi Format: Dai oban tate-e: 22.5" x 14.25" Subject: Tsunetomi's massive sized masterpiece, The Heron Maiden. Publisher: Carved by Yamana Ryoko: Printed by Matsuno Kasui Date: 1925 Condition: Full size. Some wear to mica at base with professional restoration and stabilisation. Compare with example illus. The New Wave, p133, where mica has worn away. Minor marks and flaws. Generally very good state. Colour: Fine Impression: Fine |
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. Wednesday, 10 October 2007 Catalog ID: 5773 Artist: KITANO TSUNETOMI Title: Heron Maiden Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Date: 1925 - FIRST EDITION Reference No: The New Wave, p. 133 Size: 21 3/8 x 14 1/2" (paper) Price: Sold Condition: Very fine impression, color and state. Notes: Signed upper left: "Tsunetomi-hitsu". Carved by Yamana Ryoko. Printed by Matsano Kossui. Copyright of Nezu Seitaro. A beautiful example of the FIRST EDITION of this scarce print, with "gofun" (splashed white)intact. RARELY FOUND IN THIS CONDITION. A 20TH C. MASTERPIECE! NOTE: Posthumous printings are in circulation, but have the title and details in the left margin |
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. TSUNETOMI, Kitano (1880 - 1947) 'THE HERON MAIDEN' (Sagi-musume) Signed: Tsunetomi hitsu Carver: Yamana Ryoko Printer: Matsuno Kassui Publisher: Nezu Seitaro Date: 1925 Size: very large oban (c. 54. 5 x 36. 5 cms / c. 21 1/2" x 14 3/8") Impression: fine Colors: fine Condition: fine |
This appears to be a very rare first edition. Saturday, 4 June 2005 The Heron Maiden: 1st edition printing Artist: Tsunetomi Format: Dai oban tate-e, silver mica ground: 21.75" x 14.5" approx Subject: This super sized design represents the story of a Snow Heron transformed into a beautiful City Maiden on a snowy evening and then back into a Heron at dawn. One of the great tours de force of the Shin Hanga movement and exceedingly rare in the limited 1st edition of which this is numbered 32. The later commercial edition lacks the rectangular artists seal and the limited edition seal at base. Publisher: Printed by Block Carver: Yamana Ryoko. Printer: Matsuno Kasui Date: 1923 Condition: Full size. Some areas of slight scraping in left margin. Some wear and signs of restorations to mica. A sharp crease in bottom right corner (re-inforced on verso).Minor creases, marks and flaws. Generally quite good state of preservation. Colour: Very fine. Impression: Very fine 1st edition printing with mica and hand painted gofun for the snow flakes. Estimated Value: ?3000 - ?3500 |
No written edition number in the edition cartouche in the bottom margin, and no red artist seal in the image area, so this would be from a later (2nd?) edition. Original first edition examples are far rarer than this edition. Shin Hanga: The Heron Maiden Artist: Tsunetomi Format: Large Oban tate-e: 21.25" x 14.5" Subject: One of the most famous of all Shin Hanga images, the bust portrait of the Heron Maiden Publisher: Nezu Seitaro Date: 1925 Condition: Full size with large margins. Minor wear to mica and marks. Generally superb state. Colour: Fine colors. Impression: Fine impression with gauffrage, mica and hand-applied gofun for the snow. |
Sagimusume (The Heron Maiden) by Kitano Tsunetomi. Genuine woodblock print. Later Showa era impression with Ito carver's seal and Uchigawa printer's seal in left margin. Large size measures 18.9 x 12.9 inches. Nice use of different colors of mica dust. Strong texture and ink bleedthrough. Snow flakes hand painted. Compare with image on page 87 of the book "The Female Image 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties". |
Saturday, 22 January 2005 Sagimusume (The Heron Maiden) by Kitano Tsunetomi. Genuine woodblock print. Later Showa era impression with Ito carver's seal and Uchigawa printer's seal in left margin. Large size measures 18.9 x 12.9 inches. Nice use of different colors of mica dust. Strong texture and ink bleedthrough. Snow flakes hand painted. Compare with image on page 87 of the book "The Female Image 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties". |