| | |
| Artist: | Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964) — 石川寅治 |
| Title: | Beauty with Uchiwa Fan |
| Series: | |
| Date of first edition?: | 1920 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Lithograph |
| Medium (this edition): | Lithograph |
| Format (first edition): | Kuchi-e
|
| Format (this edition): | Kuchi-e |
| DB artwork code: | 45818 |
| 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: Beauty with Uchiwa Fan
Artist: Toraji Ishikawa 1875-1964
Description: Beauty holding a round "uchiwa" fan.
Signature: Artist's square signature on the bottom left.
Dated: Ca. 1920s.
Medium/Technique: Lithograph.
Impression: Excellent - Very good.
Colors: Very good.
Condition: Good ... Paper is toned. Slightly creased. Slight foxing. Two horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e.
Width Item: 8.7 inches = 22.0 cm
Height Item: 11.7 inches = 29.8 cm |
|
| Artist Bio: |
Born in Kochi. From age 17 studied with Koyama Shotaro at Fudosha. Participated in formation of Taiheiyogakai in 1902. Traveled to Europe and U.S. in early 1900s. Exhibited paintings at Bunten, Teiten, and the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. In 1943 became head of the school of Taiheiyogakai; withdrew in 1947 to become founding member of Shigenkai, a society to exhibit Western-style painting. In 1950 became an adviser to Nitten. Prints include Inland Sea landscapes in the 1930s and a set of 10 nudes in 1934.** Taken in whole, or in part, with permission from: Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu. 1992.
|
|
