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| Publisher (this edition): | Self | Self |
| Date of this item: | 1974 | 1974 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Monday, 26 May 2008 YOSHIO OKADA In the Bedroom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edition: 1974, signed and sealed by the artist, dated and numbered 61/100 in pencil by the artist in the lower margin Size: large oban, approx. 12.5" x 17.75" overall Condition: Fine, no flaws, never framed, uncirculated print Impression: VG, excellent coverage and surface texture Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A rare and sensual design by Yoshio Okada showing a woman laying languorously in her boudoir, her hair tousled and eyes closed. In her hand she holds a bamboo fan, and her kimono is pulled back revealing her neck and shoulders. Okada produced a number of prints in the mid-1970s and early 1980s and then seems to have abruptly left the Japanese print world. He is best known for his Genji Monogatari designs that were commissioned by a Japanese newspaper to accompany a serialized version of the story written by the well-known writer Tanabe Seiko. It ran on Sundays for a year, and when it was done, the illustrations and story were published in book form. Today at the age of 73 Okada lives quietly in Tokyo. |
Title Hot Summer Artist Yoshio Okada born 1934 Signature Artist's signature. Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1974. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good. Colors Excellent. Condition Excellent - very good … Margins slightly creasd. A fold on the upper edge. Edition Size 100 Numbered 87 / 100 Description Trying to sleep in a hot summer night. Width Item 13.6 inches = 34.5 cm Height Item 9.1 inches = 23.2 cm |