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| Notes (1st edition) | Very rare print with little doubt issued as a single edition. Title Kannon Temple in Asakusa in the rain Date July 1935 Note Edition number in Japanese is stamped on the back. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm Height Item 16.3 inches = 41.5 cm Comment This artist, Yokouchi Kiyoharu (1870 - 1942), is known to have done only five prints. This self-published work is a beautiful design, printed masterfully. | ||||
| Publisher (this edition): | Self | Self | Self | Self | Self |
| Date of this item: | 1935 July | 1935 July | 1935 July | 1935 July | 1935 July |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Wednesday, 1 December 2010 Artist Kiyoharu Title Kannon Temple in Asakusa in the rain Date July 1935 Edition 136/300 Format 11 3/8" X 16 1/4" Comment This artist, Yokouchi Kiyoharu (1870 - 1942), is known to have done only five prints. This self-published work is a beautiful design, printed masterfully. Paper lightly toned, slight mat burn in margins |
Artist: Yokouchi Ginnosuke (1870-1942) Title: Temple in Rain Date: 1935 Medium: Woodblock print Notes: People are visiting a temple despite the drizzling rain. Impression Excellent - very good. Colors Excellent - very good. Condition Very good ... Slightly toned. Slight discolorations and slight foxing on the margins. Numbered 286 / 300 |
Friday, 15 December 2006 Description This woodblock print of a Japanese street scene during rainy weather is signed on the back by its Japanese artist, Yokouchi. The print, which is believed to be an original because ink has bled through the back, was framed in 1951. According to information written on loose brown paper between the print and frame backing, the print was bought in Yokohama in 1937. A label on the brown paper is marked Pictures & Framing and The Rike-Kumler Company, which was a Dayton, Ohio, department store; also on that label is the date 2/26/51. The picture is surrounded by a mat and under glass in the wood frame, which has been painted black, white and red and measures about 15 and 3/8 inches in width, almost 20 and 7/8 inches in height and about 1 inch in depth. The print appears to be in good condition; the mat and/or glass has some small stains, and the frame has scratches and chips down to bare wood. The frame includes a wire hanger, one side of which has come loose. Later, the owner must have bleached it (lost edition text on verso): Ginnosuke YOKOUCHI - Japanese Woodblock Print Asakusa Kannon in Rain 1935 Self Carved, Printed / Published VERY RARE, this print is among the 8 known woodblock prints by YOKOUCHI. 6 of the 8 can be viewed at hanga.com. Ginnosuke YOKOUCHI. 1870-1942, is known for his watercolor paintings, the last two pics. It is important to know this to understand the COMPLEXITY of his woodblock prints and why they resemble a watercolor painting. You'll find his woodblock prints to have a Hiroshi YOSHIDA feel. YOSHIDA and HASUI were among his contemporaries. YOKOUCHI was an expert carver. His skill for detail and the ability to make wet stones 'feel' wet and the bricks to have a heavy and aged appearance is UNMATCHED. This print has survived because of an American teacher in 1935 took a trip to Yokohama and returned with this print. All of the remaining printed inventory and the original blocks are assumed to have perished before the end of the war. The overall condition of this print is FINE +++. Noted is the expected age toning. Pics shown are accurate. The paper size is: 11 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches or 28.7 x 41.3 cm. This is a FULL sized print with full margins. |
Ginnosuke YOKOUCHI, 1870-1942. Woodblock print, self-carved, published. ASAKUSA KANNON in RAIN. 1935. Signed "Kiyoharu", sealed "Yokouchi". Limited to 300 printings? Detailed impression, very good colors with toning and mat line left side of print, see above for more information on condition and examine pictures. Masterwork in early 20th century Japanese woodblock printing (shin-hanga), watercolor like. Vertical oban, sheet size, 11.25 x 16.35 in. (28.6 x 41.7 cm). Very rare print. “toning and mat line at left side of print and faintly at bottom, a repair and toning back, some mount remnants at back, otherwise nearly very good condition overall, full margins, examine photos.” |
This is a rare Ginnosuke Yokouchi 1870-1942 woodblock, titled ‘Asakusa Kannon in Rain’ that was done in 1935 and is numbered no. 25. It’s on hand laid paper, with the full sheet measuring 11 1/4”x 16 1/4”, in remarkably good condition. The 5th photo shows the back and the hand laid paper. |