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| Notes (1st edition) | Title: Oihago kuchi-e Artist: Kason Suzuki 1860-1919 Seal: kason Dated: 1911 Width: 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height: 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm | ||
| Publisher (this edition): | Not Set | Not Set | Not Set |
| Date of this item: | 1911 | 1911 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Suzuki Kason Original Japanese Wootdblock Print (Meiji Period) Artist: Suzuki Kason (1860-1919) Format: Kuchi-e( approx: 29cmx22cm), Conditions: Fine colors and impression . Light toning and slight soiling, as is common in these Kuchi-e pieces. The print is folded vertically (now flattened) as are all kuchi-e prints (because of their use), so this is not a negative. The print is exactly as the pictures.So please, look attentively the picture. Thank you. Subject: The work is a Kuchi-e print by Suzuki Kason. He was an important woodblock printmaker of the Meiji Period. His specialty was kuchi-e prints and illustrations for books. We can feel the influence of the tradition in the print.Kason Suzuki received several prizes at Bunten exhibitions for his painting contributions. Kuchi-e are woodblock-printed frontispiece illustrations produced for publication in Japanese novels and literary magazines at the turn-of-the-century (1895-1912). This print represents a beauty holding hagoita, a japanese battledore under full-moon. |
Title Hagoita (Kuchi-e) Artist Kason Suzuki 1860-1919 Seal kason Dated 1911 Publisher Bungei Kurabu Impression very good Colors very good Condition very good … numerous brown specks mostly on background and several in the figure, upper area slightly wrinkled, no usual kuchi-e folds Rating 2 = very good Description "Oi Hago" A Kuchi-e (book illustration) for Bungei Kurabu, a very popular literary magazine. A lady just bought a hagoita from a shrine as a New Year's gift. The full moon is shining in the background. Format Aiban tate-e Width Item 9.1 inches = 23.0 cm Height Item 12.8 inches = 32.5 cm |
Friday, 5 August 2005 Title Oihago kuchi-e Artist Kason Suzuki 1860-1919 Seal kason Dated 1911 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression good Colors good Condition good - fair … light soil, a thin spot on the upper left under the moon, a horizontal fold usual for kuchi-e, album backing partially removed. Description A lady with a New Year's decorative Hagoita. A full moon shines on top. Width 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm |