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| Publisher (this edition): | Yuyudo | Yuyudo | Yuyudo | Yuyudo | Yuyudo |
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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Wednesday, 16 March 2005 ???? ???? ??????????(??????????????) ?=?? ??? ????????? ?? ??? ?????? ??=? 56 cm ? 64 cm ??=? 37 cm ? 45 cm |
You are bidding on a large and very rare original Japanese woodblock print from the Series 溺odern Beauties Bijin Ga, Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai� signed by the famous Shin-Hanga artist Shimura Tatsumi (1907-1980). Tatsumi was born in Takasaki in Gunma prefecture under the given name of Sentaro in 1907. Shimura Tatsumi was specialized in bijin-ga (woodblock print of beauties), the genre of the depiction of beautiful women. The women in his woodblock prints look very fashionable, trendy, beautiful and cute - with big eyelashes and a sensual lipstick mouths. Shimura Tatsumi was mainly a traditional Japanese painter, so he did not create a lot of bijin ga prints before he died in 1980. The designs of his woodblock prints have an individual style and are something special - and beautiful. Because of these reasons, his Bijin ga woodblock prints are hard to find and are highly priced in Japan and Europe. The information of Shimura Tatsumi and his woodblock print can be easily found on any search engine. His woodblock prints are hard to be found and sold for thousands dollars in the galleries. The size of this woodblock print is 19 x 16 1/2 inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. This woodblock print is not attached any backing paper or cardboard. Ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the original Japanese mulberry Washi paper. All four borders are intact. The artist痴 signature and his chop mark are in the lower right corner of this print. Four borders are intact. In the lower right border of this woodblock print, there is a small red chop mark of the artist痴 signature again. The carver and printer痴 seals are also in the lower right border above the small red artist痴 chop mark. The publisher痴 seal is in the lower left border. At the left of the bottom border, it is written 423/450, means this is the number 423 out of 450 total print. As far as I can tell there are no defects, foxing, or stains, and this woodblock print is in excellent condition. |
Monday, 12 June 2006 Haori (Japanese Formal Coat) by Shimura Tatsumi. Original Japanese woodblock print circa 1979. Fine color, condition and impression. A few small light spots near left edge. Print has never been framed and comes with original presentation folio. Extremely nice details. Strong texture and ink bleedthrough on fine Japanese washi. Large size measures 16.6 x 19.4 inches. Tatsumi characters and red artist's seal in lower right of image. Kentaro Maeda carver's seal, Ritsuzou Sato printer's seal, and red Tatsumi inspection seal in right margin. Jujudodehan publisher's seal in left margin. Exquisite. |
Saturday, 9 December 2006 "Haori" (Kimono Jacket) this extremely rare woodblock by Tatsumi Shimura (1907-1980). Limited Edition, print 68 of 450. Tatsumi said in his book " It is not dancing, and the gesture that a Japanese woman wears a haori is an extremely natural gesture, but is attractive very much." Rarely seen in Japan and nearly impossible to find outside of Japan as Tatsumi prints are extremely rare, highly cherished in Japan and seldom sold. I do not think this print has ever been seen outside of Japan. Tatsumi specialized in bijin ga - prints of beautiful women. He is most famous for his series "Five Figures of Modern Beauties" (Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai). Tatsumi痴 prints are held by the world痴 most famous museums. This limited edition print is numbered 68 of 450. Carver; Kentaro Maeda (very famous carver in Japan), Printer; Ritsuzo Sato, and Publisher; Yuyudo. Red seal says " Tatsumi Ken In" . Size is very large: paper size is 19 and 1/4 inches by 16 and 3/4 inches. Colors are vivid, vibrant and in layers which makes them appear soft. The lines are crisp as this is extremely low number print. Absolutely stunning original hand made Japanese woodblock print. Outstanding condition except for some very few faint foxing not easily seen. Additional small foxing on verso. Please see the picture carefully. Never framed. Additional pictures gladly provided upon request. Comes with original presentation folder which carries the title as " Haori". This is one of Tatsumi's later works which reflects his excellence and experience. |
Friday, 18 June 2010 |