Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Sunday, 30 November 2008
ARTIST: Igawa, Sengai (1876-1961) SERIES: Collection of New Ukiyo-e Beauties TITLE OR SUBJECT: Full Moon (printed with mica), August SIGNATURE AND SEAL: Signature and seals DATE OR CIRCA: Not dated (1924) PAPER SIZE: 17 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches IMPRESSION/COLOR/CONDITION: Good/Good/Good CONDITION DETAILS: Faint mat line from original folio, detachment marks left corners verso, otherwise good state |
Sunday, 13 November 2005
Artist: Sengai Igawa 1876-1961 Signature: Sengai - and seal Publisher: Watanabe Date: 1924 Size: 28,1 x 44,0 cm Format: dai-oban Title: "Shin ukiyo-e bijin awase hachi-gatsu" Tsuki" Collection of Beautiful Women in the Neo-Ukiyo-e Style "Tsuki" August Moon Impression: fine - , silver printing and shomen zuri Colors: fine Condition: very good - , some dirt on top left corner, minor faults 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. 101, no. 131
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Monday, January 17, 2005
Title August - Collection of New Ukiyoe Style Beauties Artist Sengai Igawa 1876-1961 Signature Sengai Seal artist's seal Dated 1924 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent … embossed Colors excellent … silver colored metallic pigment, mica lightly sprinkled on the hair Condition good … several paper cracks on the oji at the lower right area otherwise in excellent condition. Description From the series, "Shin Ukiyo-e Bijin Awase" (Collection of New Ukiyo-e Style Beauties), "Hachi-gatsu: Tsuki" (August: the Moon). Note All the prints in this series tend to crack where they were printed with mineral pigments. The pigments make the paper brittle over time. Format Dai-Oban Width 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm Height 17.4 inches = 44.3 cm Width of Image 9.4 inches = 23.8 cm Height of Image 15.2 inches = 38.6 cm Literature Newland, Amy R.; and S. Hamanaka, "The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties", Leiden: Hotei, 2000, ISBN 90 74822 20 7, - pg.101, pl.131
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