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Notes (1st edition)Artist: Toshikata Mizuno 1866-1908 Signature: Toshikata Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Seal: Toshikata Date: dated 1893=Meiji25 Size: 24,1 x 35,7 cm Format: oban Title: "Sanjurokkasen" Thirty-six selected presentations "Shiohi" Low tide The clothing of the women is originally from the Bunka era (1804-1818)
Publisher (this edition): Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido)
Date of this item: 1893
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Thirty-six Immortal Beauties Series: #3
Lot AU53

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Artist: Toshikata
Format: Oban tate-e: 14.5" x 9.5" approx

Subject: Bijin gathering seafood on the shore, from the series 36 Immortal Bijin.

Mizuno, Toshikata (1866 - 1908) was a Japanese-style painter and illustrator. Lived in Tokyo. First learned woodblock printing from Taiso Yoshitoshi, then studied Japanese-style painting with Watanabe Shotei. Also studied decoration of ceramics. Member of the Nihon Bijutsu Kyokai and Nihon Bijutsuin, frequently serving as a juror for these groups. Among his puils were Ikeda Terukata, Ikeda Shoen, and Kaburagi Kiyokata. Painted genre subjects in a modified ukiyo-e manner with Shijo-style background. In 1887 succeeded Yoshitoshi as illustrator for Yamato shinbun. Designed prints of battle scenes of Sino-Japanese War. At turn of the century was designing illustrations, including fashion plates for a department store. Frequent subjects were women and children in traditional garden settings.

Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

Date: 1891

Condition: Full size. Retains Japanese album backing paper, as issued. Minor marks and flaws. Generally fine state

Colour: Fine

Impression: Very fine of 1st edition with use of detailed gauffrage


Estimated Value: £200 - £300
Sunday, 24 September 2006

Artist: Toshikata Mizuno 1866-1908
Signature: Toshikata
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Seal: Toshikata
Date: dated 1893=Meiji25
Size: 24,1 x 35,7 cm
Format: oban
Title: "Sanjurokkasen"
Thirty-six selected presentations
"Shiohi"
Low tide
The clothing of the women is originally from the Bunka era (1804-1818)
Impression: fine - , embossing, burnishing
Colors: fine
Condition: very good - , minimally dirty, albumbacking
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