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| Notes (1st edition) | Saturday, 14 February 2009 Artist Kiyokata (1878-1973) Title Tsukiji Akashi-cho Date Of Work 1928 Notes Kiyokata's finest print and rarest. Notes from my research colleague Tosh Doi: Dear Ross, As far as I checked through Tokyo Craftsperson Society Reports which are stored at Edo Tokyo Museum, Kiyokata's "Tsukiji Akashicho" woodblock prints were published at least as three editions as follows: (1) Original Woodblocks were carved by Katsumura Shozo in 1931 & the first batch of edition was printed by Mitsui Tatsuya. Those prints were given to the foreign guests through railway/international sightseeing section (????????) (2) The second & third printing were done (100 copies each) for sale in 1948 & in 1949 by the printer Kitajima Hidematsu via the Adachi Printing Co. The third one was wrapped in a cardboard tube as your JAODB No.41914. | |||
| Publisher (this edition): | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Adachi |
| Date of this item: | 1931 | 1948/49 | 1948/49 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Kaburagi Kiyokata (1878-1972) Inokuma Genichiro (1902-1993) Tsukiji Akashicho Profile drawing of a woman. A large vertical woodcut of a woman in black coat and blue kimono standing by a picket fence entwined with morning glories, a grisaille silhouette of boats in the upper left, signed Kiyokata and sealed Kiyo. |
This looks to be from the first edition. Artist Kiyokata (1878-1973) Title Tsukiji Akashi-cho Date Of Work 1928 Condition Fine impression, color and condition. (Line in the image is an artifact of the scanning process and is not present in the actual print) |
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Note from Ross: probably from the 2nd or 3rd edition. This is an original Japanese Woodblock print. Artist unknown. Please use photo for description. There are some tears on the edges and the ends have damage as can be seen in the photos. This will frame very nicely. 14 1/2" x 24". These prints were given to one of the nurses that took care of Gertrude Stein towards the end of her life. The nurse admired her woodblock prints, so Gertrude picked out a few and gave them to her. The nurse, now in her 90's, her son is getting rid of some of some of her belonging and this is how I acquired these prints. |