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Plum Blossoms in Village _ Watercolor on Silk and Proof Print
by Eiichi Kotozuka 1906-1979
| Item | 52060 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
| Title | Plum Blossoms in Village _ Watercolor on Silk and Proof Print |
| provenance: Uchida Family Archives: | |
| Artist | Eiichi Kotozuka 1906-1979 |
| Description | The original painting of a village full of red plum trees on silk and a woodblock print with the same motif. The upper area of the mat for the painting has some notations from the artist.
They have been kept in the famous publisher in Kyoto, The Uchida, archives. An exceptional and rare item for the serious Japanese woodblock print collector. |
| Dated | Ca. 1930 - 40s. |
| Publisher | Uchida. |
| Medium/Technique | Watercolors and sumi on silk. |
| Impression | 1. Hand painted on silk. 2. Excellent. |
| Colors | Excellent - very good. |
| Condition | Very good ... Painting : Light foxing. Top corners are pasted on the mat. Print : Top edge is pasted on the presentation paper. Slight foxing. |
| 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 | 6.6 inches = 16.8 cm |
| Height Item | 4.8 inches = 12.3 cm |
| Width Mat | 8.1 inches = 20.5 cm |
| Height Mat | 6.4 inches = 16.2 cm |
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