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Hibiscus
by Tokuriki Tomikichiro

	Artist:	Tokuriki Tomikichiro — 徳力富吉郎
	Title:	Hibiscus
	Series:	50 Kinds of Flowers — もくはん自刻花五十題
	Date of first edition?:	20/01/1935
	Date of this artwork?:	1936 (may not be accurate)
	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):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	38667
	Notes (first edition)?:	The first edition of this series of 50 prints appears to have been sold to subscription buyers via periodic sets of five prints (perhaps each month). With the completion of subscription purchases a second edition of all 50 scenes was then published in April 1936. Subscription sales were a very common method of selling large print series.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Monday, 14 November 2005 Title Hibiscus Artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki 1902-1999 Seal "Tomi koku" Dated 1936 Publisher Unsodo Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … (first edition printing), self-carved by the artist Colors excellent Condition excellent - very good … the top edge attached to the original album folio, top edge slightly discolored, Description "Hana Goju Dai no Uchi" (Fifty Kinds of Flowers). From the series of flowers by Kyoto artists published by Unsodo. Pink Chinese Hibiscus. Format Oban yoko-e Width 13.4 inches = 34.0 cm Height 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm
	Series Information:	The first edition of this series of 50 prints appears to have been sold to subscription buyers via periodic sets of five prints (perhaps each month). With the completion of subscription purchases a second edition of all 50 scenes was then published in April 1936. Subscription sales were a very common method of selling large print series.
	Artist Bio:	TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO(1902 - 1999) - Tokuriki was born and raised in Kyotoand was influenced by the local art scene from childhood. He stayed in Kyotofor his entire career and was a leader of the Kyoto Sosaku Hanga. He graduated from the KyotoCity School of Fine Arts and Crafts and after that from the KyotoCity Specialist School of Painting. While he began his career in the painting field, he found his true calling in the woodblock print field and was enthusiastic about the reemergence of woodblock prints in 20th century Japanese art. He was influential in the development of new artists later in his career and set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu.