Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Thursday, 2 October 2008
ARTIST: Kobayakawa, Kiyoshi (1896-1948) SERIES: KINDAI JISEI SHO (Modern Fashionable Styles), seld published TITLE OR SUBJECT: Black hair SIGNATURE AND SEAL: Artist signature and seal, carver/printer seal for Tadano Shichinosuke and Ono Tomisaburo DATE OR CIRCA: Not dated (1931) PAPER SIZE: 20 3/4 x 12 inches IMPRESSION/COLOR/CONDITION: Good/Good/Good CONDITION DETAILS: No discernable repairs, light toning, light wear and minor soiling, good state |
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
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Artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa Series: Female Image #193 SeriesNumber: ?/100 Year: 1931 Size: 21 1/4" x 12" Impression: Very Good Color: Very Good Condition: Very Good - 2 binding holes left margin, Comments: A very scarce print in any condition. Red Kiyoshi seal bottom left.
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Saturday, 26 November 2005
Title Combing Hair limited edition Artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa 1897-1948 Signature Kiyoshi Seal artist's seal (kobayakawa) Dated 1931 Publisher Privately published Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent … countour embossed luminous effect, towel embossed Colors excellent - very good Condition very good … slight toning and soils, slight horizontal creases. (To see the backside of this print, please click on the image to the last enlargement.) Edition Size 100 Numbered 28 / 100 Description "Kindai Jisei Sho no Uchi, Go, Kurokam" (The Toilet of the Recent Times, No.Five, Black Hair) Young woman is taking a bath and coming her long black hair. The interesting baren works to indicate the airy and luminous vapor on the background. Note "Hyakumai kagiri Zeppan: dai 28 ban" in Japanese stamped on the left margin. Width 11.8 inches = 30.0 cm Height 20.5 inches = 52.0 cm Width of Image 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm Height of Image 19.5 inches = 49.5 cm
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Saturday, 6 August 2005
Artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa Series Women's manners of today Title #5 Glossy dark hair Date Of Work 1931 Publisher Privately published Dimensions 21.25 x 12
Condition Fine impression color and condition Notes Edition of 100, exact number unreadable. |
Artist: Kiyoshi Kobayakawa Title: Glossy Black Hair Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series: Title Women's Manners of Today, No 5 in the series. Edition: #54/100 Date: 1931 Publisher: The Artist Reference No: The Female Image #193; pg. 143 Size: 21 x 12 -1/4 " (naga-oban tate-e) Condition: Very fine, with superb colors.
Notes: The original presentation folder is included. Limited edition seal 54/100 in lower left margin. Strong blind-stamped embossing outlining her figure. Deep stipple embossing on the small towel that is draped across her lap. Stronger overall condition then example shown in, 'The Female Image'.
Signed and dated: "Showa rokunen ni gatsu" (Showa 6, (1931) 2nd month); and sealed "Kobayakawa". The title: "Kindaijisesho no uchi go Kurokami" in bottom margin.
The print was privately published - blocks carved by Takano Shichinosuke and printed by Ono Tomisaburo.
AN IMPORTANT EARLY 20TH CENTURY BIJIN-E DESIGN. |
ARTIST: Kobayakawa Kiyoshi ( 1897-1948) TITLE: Glossy Dark Hair (variant design) MEDIUM: Woodblock print DATE: 1931 DIMENSIONS: 21 x 12 1/8 inches CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note NOTE: Printed in a limited edition of 100, this work is numbered 9; variant state, possibly unique LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland, and Hamanaka Shinji, The Female Image: 20th-century prints of Japanese beauties, 2000, pl. 193 |
Glossy Dark Hair, No.5 From The Series Women’s Manners Of Today 5/100
Artist?Kobayakawa Kiyoshi
?Date?1931
?Size?49.4 x 28.0cm (Image Size) |