Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Friday, 2 July 2010
No: 20640 Artist: Shoun Yamamoto 1870-1965 Signature: Shoun Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi Date: 1909 Size: 23.6 x 35.5 cm Format: oban Title: "Ima Sugata" Contemporary Beauties "Yu-kaeri" Returning from a bathing space Impression: excellent/mint Colors: excellent/mint Condition: fine - , margins minimally toned, residue of former mounting on reverse Literature: Shoun Yamamoto - The Museum of Art Kochi, Kochi, Japan 2005
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Title Fashions of Today - Returning from Bath Artist Shoun Yamamoto 1870-1965 Signature Shoun. Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1907. Publisher Matsuki Heikichi. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good ... Embossed. Colors Excellent - very good ... Shomen-zuri pattern. Condition Good ... paper toning. Horizontal center fold. Paper cracks and missing areas on the margins and the top right area. Backed. Description From the series, "Ima Sugata" (Fashions of Today): Beauty is coming back from the public bath. Shoun was one of the last traditional ukiyo-e artists but his style was apparently changing from the stylized ukiyo-e Bijin to more soft and natural look in this series. Width Item 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm Height Item 12.8 inches = 32.4 cm |