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Maiko in Snow - Watercolor on Silk
by Eiichi Kotozuka 1906-1979
| Item | 51311 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
| Title | Maiko in Snow - Watercolor on Silk |
| provenance: Uchida Family Archives | |
| Artist | Eiichi Kotozuka 1906-1979 |
| Description | An original preparatory watercolor painting on silk. It was made for the trial proof before the first commercial edition. It has 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 - 50s. |
| Publisher | Uchida. |
| Medium/Technique | Watercolors and sumi on silk. |
| Impression | Watercolor on silk. |
| Colors | Very good. |
| Condition | Good ... Light toning. Light foxing and light soils. The top corners are pasted on a presentation mat. |
| 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 | 7.8 inches = 19.7 cm |
| Height Item | 3.7 inches = 9.5 cm |
| Width Mat | 8.1 inches = 20.5 cm |
| Height Mat | 5.6 inches = 14.2 cm |
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