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| Artist |
ISHIWATA, Koitsu (1897-1987) |
| Title |
"Twilight at Imamiya Street, Choshi" ("(Hakubo) Choshi-machi Imamiya-dori") |
| Date |
1932 (1946-57 printing) |
| Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by US Army Engineers serviceman
Philip Pfeiffer stationed in Korea/Japan 1954-55. |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
Black "6mm-seal" lower/left margin (used only 1946-57) |
| Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/8 |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, shoji windows, and foreground;
detailed carving, crisp key-lines. |
| Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Fresh, excellent colors. (Light toning; tiny spot to sky.) |
| Reference/Illus |
"New Wave" pl. #225, p 178. |
| Comments |
A beautiful twilight image of a typical early Showa-era Japanese streetscene.
(See related "Blockwear" article.)
1954 Military Collection (US Army Engineers) - stored flat, never displayed past 65 years. |
| Item # |
PP-05 |
| Price |
$525 |
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