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| Publisher (this edition): | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu | Bungei Kurabu |
| Date of this item: | 1909 | 1909 | 1909 | 1909 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Friday, 21 October 2005 Title Beauty and Rooster kuchi-e Artist Keishu Takeuchi 1861-1942 Signature Keishu Seal artist's seal Dated 1909 Publisher Bungei Kurabu Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression good Colors very good Condition very good … two horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e, slightly soiled, album backing partially removed, a worm hole (1/8 inch long) on the lower left under the signature. Description "Totenko" (Cock Crows). Rooster is associated with Shinto shrine. Its call in the early morning was believed to chase away the evil spirits dwelling in the night. Illustration for Bungei Kurabu magazine, vol.15, no.1. Width 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm |
Wednesday, 26 July 2006 Kuchi-e: Bijin and Crowing Cockerel Artist: Takeuchi Keishu Format: Aiban tate-e: 11" x 9" approx Subject: A bijin wearing a blue kimono and holding the national flag of Japan, stoops to listen to a crowing Cockerel. Subject illustrated full page colour in Merritt and Yamada 'Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints', 6.9 facing page 144. Date: c.1900 Condition: Full size. Two horizontal folds and other creases. Minor stains, soils, marks and flaws. Generally fair state. Colour: Fine Impression: Fine |
Sunday, 6 February 2005 Artist: Takeuchi, Keishu Date: 1909 Description: Kuchi-e, A Cock Crows Image Size: approx. 8" x 11.5" UK#: K107 "A Cock Crows by Takeuchi Keishu was for 1909, the year of the cock. The Japanese title, Totenko, was the equivalent of 'cock-a-doodle-do.' The three kanji used to write this title, however, give it special meaning. They are to, meaning east, ten, meaning sky, and ko, meaning red. Thus, the sound of the title in Japanese also means 'red at dawn in the eastern sky.' This phrase, like the flag, was a symbol of Japan and contributed to nationalist sentiment. In the print a young woman is kneeling with a partially furled Japanese flag in hand. She gazes intently at a cock that returns her gaze. The juxtaposition of the flag and cock brings to mind the special shrine to Amaterasu, the sun goddess, where a national flag flies proudly near the entrance, and cocks, harbingers of the rising sun, roam freely." - Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints by Helen Merritt |
4/2/2005 Title Totenko (kuchi-e) Artist Keishu Takeuchi 1861-1942 Signature Keishu Seal artist's seal Dated 1909 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression good Colors very good Condition good … two horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e, soiled and wrinkled Description "Totenko" (Cock Crows). Rooster is associated with Shinto shrine. Its call in the early morning was believed to chase away the evil spirits dwelling in the night. Format Chuban Width 8.1 inches = 20.5 cm Height 11.4 inches = 29.0 cm |