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Notes (1st edition)Title Hair Artist Koshiro Onchi 1891-1955 Signature "Onchi Koshiro" printed on the left margin, "1930. Ko" embossed on the bottom left. Dated 1930 Publisher Mokuransha Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Description "Fukigami". Cleaning her hair. Koshiro ONCHI was a leader of Sosaku-Hanga movement and was the pioneer of abstract arts in Japan. He led the new and experimental expressions in printing art during the early 20th century through right after W.W.II. His contributions for the establishment of Japan Print Association and Japan Sosaku-Hanga Association were great. Width Item 9.1 inches = 23.0 cm Height Item 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm
Publisher (this edition): Not Set Not Set Not Set
Date of this item: 1930 1930 1930
Notes (this edition)
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Wednesday, 20 April 2005

Title: Washing her Hair 27.9 x 22.1cm
Artist: Onchi Koshiro
Date of print: c1930's
Condition: A,B.


Title Hair
before W.W.II
Artist Koshiro Onchi 1891-1955
Signature "Onchi Koshiro" printed on the left margin, "1930. Ko" embossed on the bottom left.
Dated 1930
Publisher Mokuransha
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Impression very good
Colors very good
Condition very good … paper toning, slight ink specks, slightly soiled on the background and the margins.
Saturday, 5 November 2005

Drying Hair (Fuku Kami) by Onchi Koshiro. Genuine woodblock print dated 1930. Very good condition. A few small faint spots. 11.1 x 9.1 inches. Good ink bleedthrough. Nice clean verso. Date embossed in lower left of image. Artist's name, title and Muransha Hakko publisher's characters in left margin. Very nice woodgrain on left side of print.

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