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Flower

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Flower
by Kamei Tobei (1901-1977)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Yahoo Auction, Japan

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Artist: Kamei Tobei (1901-1977) 亀井藤兵衛
Title: Flower
Series: 50 Kinds of Flowers もくはん自刻花五十題
Date of first edition?20/01/1935
Date of this artwork?5_/04/1936 (may not be accurate)
Publisher (first edition)?Unsodo 芸艸堂
Publisher (this edition)?Unsodo 芸艸堂
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Aiban
Format (this edition): Aiban
DB artwork code: 45372
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:

Title : もくはん自刻五十題 Mokuhan Jikoku Gojudai

Author : Tokuriki Tomikichiro, Kamei Tobei, Kotozuka Eiichi

Date: 1936 昭和十一

Size : 43 cm (16.9 inch) x 31.5 cm ( 12.4 inch)

Picture Size : 29.5 cm (11.6 inch) x 22 cm ( 8.7 inch)

Folding case Size : 44 cm (11.6 inch) x 33 cm ( 8.7 inch) x 8cm ( 3.1 inch)

Total weight :6900g

Condition : Antique, There are stains,tears due to aging. Folding case has damages.

From the second edition published in April 1936 (see the publisher notes image). The first edition was published in 1935.

Series Information: 
The first edition of this series of 50 prints appears to have been sold to subscription buyers via periodic sets of five prints (perhaps each month). With the completion of subscription purchases a second edition of all 50 scenes was then published in April 1936. Subscription sales were a very common method of selling large print series.
Artist Bio: 
Kamei Tobei studied at Kyoto Kaiga Semmon Gakko. He was a founding member of the Kyoto Sosaku Hanga Kyokai. With Tomikichiro Tokuriki and Kotozuka Eiichi he established his own publishing company to support the selling of Sosaku Hanga prints. In 1953 Kamei followed an old Japanese artist tradition and changed his name - to Genbei Kamei.

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