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| Artist: | Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874-1964) — 中沢弘光 |
| Title: | Lake Shojin — 精進湖 湖畔よりみたる富士 |
| Series: | Twelve Views of Mt Fuji — 富士十二景 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1907 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Kanao Bun'endo — 金尾文淵堂 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Kanao Bun'endo — 金尾文淵堂 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Koban
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| Format (this edition): | Koban |
| DB artwork code: | 45229 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| Note: An alternate name, "Shojin" is sometimes used for this lake, however, a quick search in Japanese will reveal that this name is incorrect. The correct reading is "Shoji". |
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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:
Title Twelve Views of Mt. Fuji - Shoji Lake
very rare
Artist Hiromitsu Nakazawa 1874-196
Description From the series, "Fuji Juni Kei" (Twelve Views of Mt. Fuji). "Shoji Kohan yori Mitaru Fuji". The view of Mt. Fuji from Shoji lake.
At the height of the skills of woodblock print production, the masters such as carver Bonkotsu, printer Kumakichi Nishimura could simulate even the fluid brush strokes and the overlapped translucent colors of watercolor paintings. These technical mastery was one of the foundations for the popular but short-lived "Sketch Tour" genre and later the famed Shin Hanga movement.
Signature "Hiro" in the image.
Dated 1907.
Publisher Kanao Bun'en-do (Renowned publisher for the fine art prints and books).
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent.
Colors Very good.
Condition Very good … Top edge is pasted on the presentation paper. Small amount of paper residues and slight foxing on the margins.
Note Carver Inoue Bonkotsu. Printer Nishimura Kumakichi. The title in Japanese was printed on a strip of paper and pasted on the back of the stiff presentation paper.
Width Item 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm
Height Item 5.9 inches = 15.0 cm
Width Mat 12.8 inches = 32.5 cm
Height Mat 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm |
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