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Modern Ama shellfish divers resting after a dive — 現代海女休憩図
by Goro Tsuruta (1890 -1969)

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	Artist:	Goro Tsuruta (1890 -1969) — 鶴田吾郎
	Title:	Modern Ama shellfish divers resting after a dive — 現代海女休憩図
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1935/10
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Kato Junji
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Kato Junji
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	47524
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Goro Tsuruta Series: Title: Modern Ama shellfish divers resting after a dive Date: 1935 Publisher: Kato Junji Dimensions: 12.25 x 17 Notes:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: "Gendai Ama Kyusoku Zu" (Picture of modern female divers taking a rest). Abalone divers in Sainan island in Korea are taking a rest around a bon fire. Width Item: 17.7 inches = 45.0 cm Height Item: 12.2 inches = 31.0 cm Width Image: 15.6 inches = 39.6 cm Height Image: 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm Impression: Excellent - very good … Embossed. Colors: Excellent - very good. Quality: Good … Slight creases. Slight ink specks on the margins. Several ink spots (birds?) are on the top left. Discolorations on the top corners. A needle sized hole on the top right corner. Mounting residues on verso. Signature: "Goro" on the lower left. "G. Tsuruta" is stamped on the lower margin. Dated: 1935, October. Publisher: Kato Junji. (hanken shoyu Kato Junji is stamped on the right margin).