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Notes (1st edition)Artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa (1896-1948) Title The Geisha Ichimaru Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Date Of Work c. 1933 Publisher Takamizawa Dimensions 16 x 10.25 Description "Geisha Ichimaru" (Courtesan Ichimaru). Kiyoshi KOBAYAKAWA was a traditional Nihon-ga artist and made only 13 designs for woodblock prints. All his beauties feature the soft, round face and and expressive eyes. Here, the beautiful courtesan Ichimaru. Note "Hanmoto, Takamizawa-ban" square logo stamped on the back. Width Item 10.4 inches = 26.3 cm Height Item 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm Width Mat 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm Height Mat 20.5 inches = 52.0 cm Literature Reigle-Stephens, Amy, "The New Wave: Twentieth Century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection", London and Leiden: Bamboo Publishing Ltd. And Hotei, ISBN 1-870076-19-2, - Pg. 147, pl. 198 Later editions were published by Ensendo.
Publisher (this edition): Takamizawa Takamizawa Takamizawa Takamizawa
Date of this item: c. 1933 c. 1933 c. 1933
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		Geisha Ichimaru
Paper size: 26.4 x 40.5 cm. Published by Takamizawa in 1933.

This is the edition with the restrained colour scheme: the kimono is pink, not red (perhaps that is fading rather than a different edition??).

Fine impression, colours and condition: extensive blindprinting, beautiful mica background (see detail 1).		 Thursday, 21 January 2010

Artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa (1896-1948)
Title The Geisha Ichimaru

Date Of Work c. 1933

Publisher Takamizawa

Dimensions 16 x 10.25

Condition Fine impression, color and condition.

Notes Original folder. The Female Image #198		 Thursday, 21 September 2006

Artist Kiyoshi
Title The geisha Ichimaru
Date c. 1933
Publisher Takamizawa
Format Large oban (10 1/8" X 15 7/8")
Comment Mica background
Saturday, 6 October 2007


Title Beauty Ichimaru
Artist Kiyoshi Kobayakawa 1897-1948
Signature Kiyoshi.
Seal Artist's seal (Kobayakawa).
Dated Ca. 1933.
Publisher Takamizawa
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent … Embossed.
Colors Very good … Lightly faded, mica on the background.
Condition Very good … Paper toning, slightly soiled, the four courners tipped on the original presentation mat with paper mount. The print comes with the original presentation mat which has a Takamizawa's water-marked logo.
Description "Geisha Ichimaru" (Courtesan Ichimaru). Kiyoshi KOBAYAKAWA was a traditional Nihon-ga artist and made only 13 designs for woodblock prints. All his beauties feature the soft, round face and and expressive eyes. Here, the beautiful courtesan Ichimaru.
Note "Hanmoto, Takamizawa-ban" square logo stamped on the back.
Width Item 10.4 inches = 26.3 cm
Height Item 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm
Width Mat 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm
Height Mat 20.5 inches = 52.0 cm
Literature Reigle-Stephens, Amy, "The New Wave: Twentieth Century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection", London and Leiden: Bamboo Publishing Ltd. And Hotei, ISBN 1-870076-19-2, - Pg. 147, pl. 198
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