Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:  |   Title Reading - The View of the Four Seasons  Artist Shoun Yamamoto 1870-1965    Signature Shoun  Dated 1906 December  Publisher Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)  Medium/Technique Woodblock print  Impression excellent … blind printing  Colors very good  Condition very good … light toning, lightly soiled, two creases from the top edge into the background, margins lightly creased, the left margin creased, album backing.  Description From the series, "Shiki no Nagame" (The View of the Four Seasons), "Fumi Yomu Koe" (Voice of Reading). 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.  Width Item 12.6 inches = 32.0 cm  Height Item 8.9 inches = 22.5 cm  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 | 
 22/12/2004
  Reference:  604  Title:  Reading a Book  Artist:  Yamamoto Shoun  Date of print:  c1906  Condition:  B,C,4A,16A
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