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| Publisher (this edition): | Takamizawa | Takamizawa |
| Date of this item: | 1930 | 1930 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Wednesday, 29 September 2010 Artist Chiura Obata View Artist Bio Series Yosemite Title Clouds, Upper Lyell Trail, along Lyell Fork Date Of Work 1930 Publisher Takamizawa Dimensions 13 x 17.875 Condition Fine impression, color and conditiion. Notes Price Inventory Number 03102786 |
Saturday, 29 August 2009 Artist: Chiura Obata Title: Clouds, Upper Lyell Trail Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title: World Landscape Series Edition No: First, and only Date: 1930 Publisher: Takamizawa Color-Print Studio, Tokyo Reference No: Obata's Yosemite, p. 109 Size: 11 x 15-3/4 " (image); 13 x 18 " (paper) Condition: Very fine. Notes: Obata comments, "A paradise for lovers of the out-of-doors is found here, a spot along the Lyell Fork, which cuts through the Tuolumne Meadows. Nameless flowers are found here in profusion, and wild herbs that are delicious to eat with trout. Clouds sail lightly and joyously over the high plateau. The soul and mind of man are lost in the supreme beauty." Begun in 1928 when Obata visited Japan, the World Landscape Series took 18 months to complete. The project required the work of 32 block carvers and 40 printers with each print requiring from 100 to as many as 160 impressions in order to accurately replicate Obata's original watercolors. The folio consisted of 35 colored woodblock prints. All but one show California scenes, and 27 are views of Yosemite and the High Sierra. It is believed that 100 folios were sent to the artist. Not all of the prints were signed and sealed. Each print has the publishers name stamped on the reverse. The folder illustration shows the publisher's watermark, visible below the title slip. PRINTS BY OBATA IN FINE CONDITION, EXHIBITING FRESH COLORS, AS WITH THESE, ARE VERY RARE. |