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| Artist: | Kato Shinmei (b. 1910) — 加藤晨明 |
| Title: | Spring Figure — 春すがた |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 43906 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Spring Figure
limited edition.
Artist Shinmei Kato born 1910
Seal Artis's seal.
Publisher Takamizawa Mokuhansha. Kondo.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Numbered edition of 350
Description "Haru Sugata" (Spring Figure). A young lady in traditional attire. She wears wisteria branch as one of her hair ornaments. Blooming cherry blossoms on the background add the splender to the picture.
Note Edition number in Japanese is on a strip of paper and pasted on the back. Copyright : Kondo Tsuneshiro. Carver Koike Shigeru. Printer Shikihara Hiroshi.
Width Item 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm
Height Item 17.7 inches = 45.0 cm
Width Image 12.6 inches = 32.0 cm
Height Image 16.1 inches = 41.0 cm |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Numbered 157 / 350
Impression Excellent - very good … Embossed.
Colors Excellent … Silver mica background. Gold and silver colored metallic pigments.
Condition Excellent - very good … A drying hole on the left top corner. |
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| Artist Bio: |
Kato Shinmei (1910-1988) was born in Nagoya and studied under Nakamura Gakuryo. He is first and foremost a painter of figures, in particular Maiko san. He was a regular exhibitor with the Nitten and won a prize there in 1948, later becoming a judge of the prestigious organization. He was also the recipient of numerous other prizes throughout his career. Published via Kondo (among others).
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