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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Tuesday, 26 December 2006 You are bidding on an EXTRA LARGE very beautiful and special original Japanese Shin Hanga woodblock print masterpiece 釘ijin-ga� PENCIL SIGNED by the Showa Shin Hanga woodblock master Tateishi Harumi (1906-1994) IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Tateishi Harumi is a student of the great master Ito Shinsui. His special style of painting beautiful woman (Bijin) with the Shin Hanga atmosphere made him very popular in Japan ; The print size is 20 3/4 x 15 inches, which is much larger than the traditional Shin Hanga woodblock prints. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. All four borders are intact. The artist痴 chop mark and his signature are at the lower left corner. The artist痴 PENCIL SIGNATURE and his chop mark are in the right corner of the bottom border. This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the original Japanese mulberry Washi paper. Except for some very light tape residue in the back of the four corners due to the print痴 age, this original woodblock print is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION |
Tuesday, 13 March 2007 Harumi Tateishi -Japanese woodblock print- "Daimonji" This is a rare design original woodblock print by Harumi Tateishi(1908-1994) seldom every seen offered for sale. Framed. Harumi specialized in Bijin ga - prints of beautiful women. Handwritten signed and red seal in bottom margin in pencil by the artist, "Harumi" characters and seal in lower left of image. It is in excellent condition with full margins. Frame has some wear or scratches from use. Front is not glass. (some scratch). This Japanese original frame only has very small repaired back side. Frame size is 19 and 3/4 inches wide and 24 and 1/2 inches tall with an image size of approximately 13 inches wide by 17 and 1/2 inches tall. This rare first edition original Harumi woodblock print. The quality, colors and exquisite nature these Japanese woodblock prints can not be fully appreciated with these inferior pictures. Buyers of these prints will not be disappointed. These prints will provide you with years of pleasure and pride of ownership. Back side of frame has one small paper. Translated says: "Authorization book This "Daimonji " is the first woodblock print which Harumi Tateishi dealt with by commission of Franklin art gallery. An artist signature and seal by hand. In addition, this work was distributed as an only limited edition by Franklin art gallery. Only for an effective application number, I prove that it was published. October, 1981 Harumi Tateishi Director Franklin art gallery Inaba Yasusada Tateishi Harumi was born in Saga Prefecture. He studies under the most famous Nihonga artist "Shinsui Ito" (1898 - 1972). He was awarded many prizes for his Bijin-ga. There is Tateishi Harumi memorial museum in Saga Prefecture. About "Daimonji"--Daimonji Okuribi festival, 5 mountains are used as the stage for an okuribi of huge proportions. The festival starts at 8:00 p.m., when fires are lit on Mt. Nyoigatake to form the Chinese character dai, meaning "large". |