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| Notes (1st edition) | "Ushibuse" also known as "The Sleeping Buddha." Woodblock with hand-colored watercolors. Signed in red-brown pencil in lower left margin "Charles W Bartlett". “CWB” inscribed in a rectangle. Titled and dated in key block. Copyright stamp, lower left. Vertical Watanabe cartouche in black ink. APPROXIMATE Print dimensions: Overall = 10 x 14 3/4 Image = 8 15/16 x 14 1/16 inches. | |
| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Date of this item: | 1916 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Contributer: MOSES COLLECTIBLES You are bidding for the following item: Original Bartlett Woodblock print, Entitled 'USHIBUSE, 1916' depicting a river scene with fishermen in boats before a mountainous shore -- 9in. x 14in. (22.8cm. x 35.5cm.) excluding margins, with rectangular artist's seal 'CWB' in the block , signed in Red seal and with ovoid publisher's seal of Watanabe Shozaburo in the lower left margin. ARTIST: Charles Bartlett (1860-1940) SERIES: TITLE or SUBJECT: Ushibuse, Japan, also called : The Sleeping Buddha or Fishing in The Early Morning. SIGNATURE or SEAL: 3 seals DATE or CIRCA: 1916 PAPER SIZE: 22.8x35.5cm. IMPRESSION/COLOR/CONDITION: Excellent/Excellent/ Good CONDITION DETAILS: It was attached to a cardboard in 2 points at the back, when the guy that tried to disconect it from the board did it the top left corner was cut a bit. This is easy to repair. Otherwise very high quality print, no stains, strong impression and colors, clean paper at both sides. See print no.32 at Bartlett Catalog Raisonee, page 119 in the catalog. |
Non-portfolio impression. A rare production copy, as inscribed in lower right margin. No evidence of matte toning. No tape remnants. Graphite framing notations on back of print. Very good impression, colors and condition. |