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Side View of the US Embassy in Japan
by Pieter Irwin Brown

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	Artist:	Pieter Irwin Brown
	Title:	Side View of the US Embassy in Japan
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Adachi
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Adachi
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Double Oban
	Format (this edition):	Double Oban
	DB artwork code:	39106
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Sunday, 26 March 2006 Title Side View of the US Embassy in Japan rare Artist Pieter Irwin Brown 1903-? Signature Pieter Irwin Brown in pencil on the lower right Seal Artist's seal Dated ca. 1930s Publisher Adachi? Illegible embossed square seal on the lower right margin. Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent Colors excellent Condition good … discoloration and some foxing on the margins, moisture stains on the middle of the left area, slightly creased, thin area on the left side of the upper margin, two light brown spots on the sky on the right area of the image. Description The side view of the old US embassy and its beautiful Japanese garden in Yokohama, Japan. Brown painted the scenes of Japan, China and Korea in 1930s which caught the eyes of Adachi Toyohisa (1902-82) of Adachi Publishing Co.. Only 20 woodblock prints have been known as Brown's. He had his formal art education from the Royal Academy in Amsterdam. Width Item 19.3 inches = 49.0 cm Height Item 11.2 inches = 28.4 cm