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Heron at Snowy Night
by Nisaburo Ito 1910-1988
| Item | 49256 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, May 29, 2011 |
| Title | Heron at Snowy Night |
| provenance: Uchida Family Archives | |
| Artist | Nisaburo Ito 1910-1988 |
| Description | Original hand painting and the completed print. A white heron in a snowy evening. The completed print has a mountain landscape printed on the back of the presentation paper. Original painting has "gofun" applied to the feather and the snow. They have been kept in the famous publisher in Kyoto, The Uchida, archives. |
| Seal | Artist's seal on one print. |
| Dated | Ca. 1930 - 40s. |
| Publisher | Uchida. |
| Medium/Technique | Watercolor on paper. |
| Colors | Excellent - very good ...Gofun (white powder) on the original work. |
| Condition | Excellent - very good ... Top edge is pasted on a presentation board. Slight foxing on one print. |
| Note | Uchida Han is an important Japanese publishing company with branches in both Tokyo and Kyoto. Founded in 1919, the company is still in existence today as an active publisher of shin-hanga in addition to publishing re-strikes of Edo period ukiyo-e prints. |
| Width Item | 3.9 inches = 9.8 cm |
| Height Item | 5.1 inches = 13.0 cm |
| Width Mat | 4.5 inches = 11.5 cm |
| Height Mat | 5.9 inches = 15.0 cm |
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