Artist |
YANAMAKA, Kodo (Tatsushige) (1869-??; active 1899-1937) |
Title |
"Actress (Yoneko Sakai)" ("Joyu (Sakai Yoneko)") |
Date |
1929 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai Publisher |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Koike/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
Image Size |
10 1/2 x 15 5/8 (plus wide margins) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, hands, and collar; light
"gauffrage" to hair and collar's patterns; distinctive baren "sujizuri" (circles) background; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. (No flaws noted--still in original "presentation folder.") |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #164. |
Comments |
One of the very few "bijin-ga" images of this seldom encountered artist, a student of Yoshitoshi. "Re-strike" edition published as a small,
immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
Item # |
DG-391 |
Price |
$850 |