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Umetaro Azechi 1902-1999 - Bull Fight in Iyo - Japanese Native Customs

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Bull Fight in Iyo - Japanese Native Customs
by Umetaro Azechi 1902-1999

Item	17912
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Date Sold	Thursday, December 1, 2005

Title	Bull Fight in Iyo - Japanese Native Customs
	Nihon Minzoku Zufu
Artist	Umetaro Azechi 1902-1999
Description	"Nihon Minzoku Zufu" (Pictures of Japanese Native Customs). From the series of 12 prints done by well known sosaku hanga artists right after world war II. Excerpt from Umetaro's explanation on the accompanying pamphlet: "Iyo no Togyu" - the bull fight at Uwajima Island and the southern Iyo area was imported from the Spanish merchant ship which had wrecked more than 200 years ago. In Uwajima Island, the bulls were bread as fighters from their birth on. They received food such as chicken eggs and mochi rice, and were more pampered than humans. At the day of the tornament, the bulls wore colorful robes. They were led in high spirits to the arena with banners on which their names inscribed.
Seal	Artist's seal (ume).
Dated	1946.
Publisher	Takamizawa Mokuhan Honsha for Fugaku Shuppan-sha.
Medium/Technique	Woodblock print.
Impression	Good.
Colors	Good.
Condition	Good - fair ... light toning, slight creases, some foxing on the margins and on the lower area, two corners still pasted onto the original presentation folder with title slip and artist's name.
Note	The title page and the explanation pamphlet in Japanese will be sent to the bidder with the highest amount of hammered successful bids in this auction. To see these items, please click on the image to the last enlargement.
Width Item	10.6 inches = 27.0 cm
Height Item	8.3 inches = 21.0 cm
Width Mat	13.2 inches = 33.5 cm
Height Mat	10.2 inches = 26.0 cm

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