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Artist |
ITO, Shinsui (1898-1972) |
Title |
"Fireworks" ("Hana-bi") |
Date |
1932, early Summer. |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by an eastcoast USA collector. |
Series |
"The First Collection of Modern Beauties" (1929-31) ("Gendai Bijin-shu Dai-issuh") |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Watanabe "6-mm" seal (used on early Shinsui prints). |
Image Size |
10 x 16 ("dai-oban") |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky; "baren sujizuri" tracings to background;
nicely detailed carving. |
Condition |
Very Good to Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Slight soiling top margin; few bumps
left margin; tiny pin-hole bottom area; tiny thin top/center area.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #71; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #157. |
Comments |
Clothed in a light summer kimono, a beauty sits on a bamboo bench watching the
summer fireworks (literally "fire flowers" in Japanese). Rare. |
Item # |
DJ-12 |
Price |
$2100 (SOLD/byTJ) |
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