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| Artist: | Tanigami Konan (1879 - 1928) — 谷上廣南 |
| Title: | Eastern Brocade Peony — 東鏡 |
| Series: | Peony Series |
| Date of first edition?: | 1917 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Unsodo — 芸艸堂 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Unsodo — 芸艸堂 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 47813 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Peony
Artist Konan Tanigami fl.ca. 1917
Description Eastern Brocade Peony.
Signature Konan.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1917.
Publisher Unsodo.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Note Printer Takenaka.
Width Item 21.5 inches = 54.5 cm
Height Item 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm |
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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:
Title: Red Peony
Description: Large red peony.
Although much of Konan TANIGAMI's biography has been unknown, he produced many excellent flower-plant themed prints before W.W.II. The most of his works were printed in exquisite colors by the publisher Unsodo.
Width Item: 21.5 inches = 54.5 cm
Height Item: 16.1 inches = 41.0 cm
Signature: Konan.
Seal: Artist's seal.
Dated: Ca. 1910s. Later printing.
Publisher: Unsodo.
Technique: Woodblock print |
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| Artist Bio: |
Produced the series Seiyo Soka Zufu (A Picture Album of Western Plants and Flowers), a five-volume set of prints published by Unsodo, Kyoto. He was also selected to publish the Peony Series for the Imperial Exhibition: In 1917, as one of Japan's famous naturalist artists, Tanigami Konan, was chosen to produce a series of beautiful peony prints for the Teiten (Imperial Exhibition). Because of the importance of this auspicious occasion, all of the traditional Japanese works of art were to be produced to the highest standards. Konan designed and printed a lovely set of 20 peonies. These beautiful original woodblock prints were printed in an extra large format close to double-oban in size. Bold, bright, and beautiful, these Tanigami Konan prints are some of the finest floral designs ever printed in the woodblock print world. They are excellent quality, finely printed, and on thick handmade paper with natural uncut edges.
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