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Ryusei Okamoto born 1949 - First Love - 1-A

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First Love - 1-A
by Ryusei Okamoto born 1949

Item	23611
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Date Sold	Sunday, October 22, 2006

Title	First Love - 1-A
	limited edition
Artist	Ryusei Okamoto born 1949
Description	"Hatsukoi (A). English title is "First Love #1-A". A girl in orange kimono from the series "First Love". Ryusei often recited the famous poem about the first love by the poet Shimazaki Toson while he carved the wood blocks for this series. He spent 8 years to finish the series, in which he tried to create the neat and clean image of his ideal beauties. He also tried to resurrect the thin flowing lines of the ukiyo-e tradition. Ryusei has been working steadily for the art of carving wood blocks over decades.
Signature	Signed, titled and numbered by artist in pencil.
Dated	1999.
Medium/Technique	Woodblock print.
Impression	Excellent.
Colors	Excellent.
Condition	Excellent - very good ... margins slighly wavy.
Edition Size	350
Note	The B version of this design has a black and white background and can be found in our archive with item number 19734.
Width Item	16.8 inches = 42.6 cm
Height Item	20.9 inches = 53.0 cm
Width Image	14.2 inches = 36.0 cm
Height Image	17.7 inches = 45.0 cm

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