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| Artist: | Uemura Shoko (b. 1904) — 上村 |
| Title: | Arakida |
| Series: | Eight Views of Mikawajima — 三河島八景 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1957 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Unknown — 不明 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Unknown — 不明 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 42837 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Saturday, 22 January 2011
UEMURA SHOKO
Arakida
from the series Eight Views of Mikawajima
Date: original 1957
Image Size: oban 15 " x 10.5"
Condition: VG, no flaws, see enlargements below
Impression: VG, strong key lines and texture, embossing on the clothing and masks
Color: VG, deep saturated color, excellent texture and bleed through UEMURA SHOKO was born in 1904 in Kyoto, Japan, the son of Uemura Shoen a noted woodblock artist of the Taisho and Showa eras. In 1948 he established Sozo Bijutsu, an association of nihon-ga artists. Among his words are kacho-e carved by Okura Hanbei and published by Unsodo, Kyuryudo, and Bijutsu Shoin. In 1985 he was elected to the Order of Cultural Merit of Japan. Prints by Uemura Shoko are rarely seen. |
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| Artist Bio: |
Uemura Shoko was born in 1904 in Kyoto, Japan, the son of Uemura Shoen a noted painter and woodblock print artist of the Taisho and Showa eras. In 1948 Shoko established Sozo Bijutsu, an association of nihon-ga artists. Among his works are kacho-e carved by Okura Hanbei and published by Unsodo, Kyuryudo, and Bijutsu Shoin. In 1985 he was elected to the Order of Cultural Merit of Japan. Woodblock prints by Uemura Shoko are very rare.
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