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| Artist: | Yoshiji (Yoshiba?) — よしぢ （？よしば） |
| Title: | Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing — 長良川鵜飼 |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1920-1940 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1920s/30s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sato Shotaro |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Sato Shotaro |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 44405 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing - 長良川鵜飼
by Yoshiji (1920s/30s, Sato Shotaro publisher) - よしぢ
Artist: Yoshiji (1920s/30s, Sato Shotaro publisher) - よしぢ
Title: Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing - 長良川鵜飼
Date: 1920s/30s
Publisher: Sato Shotaro
Medium: Woodblock
Format: Oban, 36.6 x 24.3cm (image size)
Notes: This is an interesting and beautifully executed scene of cormorant fishing; probably the best I have seen. What makes it interesting is that it is by an unknown artist named Yoshiji, who published via Sato Shotaro (publisher for Yoshikawa Kanpou （吉川観方）, Miki Suizan （三木翠山）、Nomura Yoshimitsu (野村芳光); all well-established artists.)
The left margin red seal reads 佐藤 (Sato). The red seal at lower left of image area reads 佐藤章版(published by Sato Sho). I believe Sato Sho is the same publisher as Sato Shotaro 佐藤章太郎. The right side seal is the title, 長良川鵜飼 (Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing). The hiragana artist signature reads よしぢ (Yoshiji) but it's possible it may read よしば (Yoshiba). If you have any further information on this artist please email me at JAODB. |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Japanese watercolor of what looks like people fishing, but there are birds in the water of which one has a fish in its beak.
I am not going to take the tape off the back, but it looks like it could be a woodblock. There are impressions in the paper.
The mat looks like it was painted pink.
The art comes with the frame, glass, cardboard backing. No paper dust cover is included.
Bamboo wood style frame measures 15 13/4" height x 19 3/4 long". Frame is painted and has some wear with loss and scratches.
View of drawing measures 9 1/8" height x 13 3/4". |
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| Artist Bio: |
An unknown artist who published via Sato Shotaro in the 1920s/30s.
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