KOTOZUKA -- "Silk-dying at Katsura River"

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Artist KOTOZUKA, Eiichi
(1906-79)
Title "Silk-dying at Katsura River" (aka "Drying Yuzen at Katsura River")
Date ca1940-50's
Provenance Obained via Uchida Publisher's "Family Archives." Founded in 1919, a few of Uchida's long-held collection of original 1950's prints has recently found their way to modern day collectors.
Series na
Publisher Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi
(Kyoto, 1919 to present)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 10 5/8 x 15 3/4 ("dai-oban")
Impression Very Fine. Excellent colors. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky and foreground; nicely detailed carving.
Condition Excellent.
Clean front and verso.
(No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments A colorful scene of Kyoto's Katsura River where hand-made silk textiles are rinsed then dryed during their manufacture. From Uchida's archives of early 1950's prints.
A rarely seen vintage print.
Item # EG-824
Price $350