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| Artist: | Narazaki Eisho (Fuyo, Kyokudo, Shinjo) — 楢崎栄昭、扶陽、新城 |
| Title: | Sunrise at Shimoda Coast — 下田海岸日の出之図 |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1900-1920 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Mitsugiri
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| Format (this edition): | Mitsugiri |
| DB artwork code: | 47194 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| The title kaji can be translated to "beach" or "coast". Clearly this is not a scene of a beach so I think "Coast" is the correct translation. |
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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:
Up for auction is an original antique Japanese woodblock print by artist Narazaki Eisho, dating from the 1920's. Titled "Sunrise at Shimoda Beach". Marked with the artist mark and publishing markings as seen in the photos. Overall condition is very nice for its age. Edges are in very nice shape, no fading, no water damage, no tears, no folds, no creases, light foxing line and color is great. Has been mounted on a thick stock cardboard years ago. Measures approx. 14 3/4" by 6 1/2". Rare woodblock and is a must for any collector. |
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| Artist Bio: |
We can confirm that his works were published via Watanabe and that he first used the pseudonym Fuyo from around 1916 to 1932, after which he used Eisho:
LINK to scan of catalogue
However, according to Merritt (and likely sourced from the ukiyo-e scholar Fujikake Shizuya, 1938), Narazaki Eisho used the art names Fuyo from 1916-1922, and Eisho from 1922-1936.
Note that all of the mitsugiri prints that I have seen are signed "Fuyo" 扶陽, not Eisho, so I suspect the mitsugiri prints are his oldest works (and indeed they do look older than his oban-sized print).
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