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Moon at Matsushima

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Moon at Matsushima
by Shirou (Tsuchiya Koitsu?)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ross Walker Collection (Ohmi Gallery)

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Artist: Shirou (Tsuchiya Koitsu?)
Title: Moon at Matsushima
Series: 
Date of first edition?circa 1930-1950
Date of this artwork?1930s/40s (may not be accurate)
Publisher (first edition)?Unknown 不明
Publisher (this edition)?Unknown 不明
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Aiban
Format (this edition): Aiban
DB artwork code: 43469
Notes (first edition)?
Artist Shiro
Title "Moon at Matsushima" (after Hasui)
Image Size 6 x 8 1/8
Reference/Illus (see Hasui's Narazaki #KA-05; Hotei #376)
Comments Print is clearly designed "after Hasui"--see Hasui's 1935 print: "Moon at Matsushima" fan print. Nice vintage print.
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Artist Unrea
Title "Moon at Matsushima"
Date ca130s
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57.
Series na
Publisher na
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 6 x 8 1/8
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage"
(embossing) to moon and rocks; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving.
Condition Very Good. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Very soft vertical crease left edge; Slight toning; light wear.)
Reference/Illus (see Hasui's Narazaki #KA-05; Hotei #376)
Comments Print is clearly designed "after Hasui"--see Hasui's 1935 print: "Moon at Matsushima" fan print. Nice vintage print.

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