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| Artist |
TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title |
"Rouge" ("Beni") |
| Date |
1930 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's) |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Ishukankokai |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
Ito/Watanabe; watermark |
| Image Size |
10.25 x 16 |
| Impression |
Fine. Overprinted hairlines; superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading; "baren sujizuri" (circular traces) to background. |
| Condition |
Very fine. (Very slight backside toning) |
| Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #179. Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #134. |
| Comments |
Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-33). Re-strike published as small/immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # |
JS-1582 |
| Price |
$1100 |
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