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Sisters — 姉いもうと
by Kokkan Odake (1880-1945)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ezoshi

	Artist:	Kokkan Odake (1880-1945)
	Title:	Sisters — 姉いもうと
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1911
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Hakubunkan — 博文館
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Hakubunkan — 博文館
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Kuchi-e
	Format (this edition):	Kuchi-e
	DB artwork code:	45710
	Notes (first edition)?:	Object Title: Sisters Date: 1911 Artist: Odake Chikuha Publisher: Hakubunkan Medium: Color woodblock print Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks) Other Title: Kanji : 姉いもうと
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Artist: Odake Kokkan (1880--1945) Format: Kuchi-e( approx: 31cmx21,5cm), Conditions: Fine colors and impression . Light toning and slight soiling, as is common in these Kuchi-e pieces. The print is folded vertically (now flattened) as are all kuchi-e prints (because of their use), so this is not a negative. The print is exactly as the pictures.So please, look attentively the picture. Thank you. Subject: The work is a Kuchi-e print by Odake Kokkan. He was an important woodblock printmaker of the Meiji and Taisho Period. Kuchie are frontpieces produced for publication in Japanese novels and literary magazines at the turn-of-the-century (1895-1915). This print represents a mother arranging the haire of her daughter. We certify that the print is an original Japanese woodblock print by Odake Kokkan.