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Shunsen Natori 1886-1960 - Thirty-six Portraits of Actors in Various Roles - Umegawa and Chubei
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Thirty-six Portraits of Actors in Various Roles - Umegawa and Chubei
by Shunsen Natori 1886-1960
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| 53839 |
ennuitoo |
USD400 |
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 |
6:33:25 AM |
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| Reserve |
$400 = €328 |
| Highest Bid |
$400 = €328 |
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| Title |
Thirty-six Portraits of Actors in Various Roles - Umegawa and Chubei |
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pre-W.W.II |
| Artist |
Shunsen Natori 1886-1960 |
| Description |
From the series "Sosaku Hanga Shunsen Nigao Shu". Thirty-six portraits of actors in various roles, which contains Shunsen's most attractive Okubi-e portraits. They were lavishly made and sold by subscription during 1925-1929. ----- The Kabuki actors Ichikawa Shocho and Kataoka Gado are in the role of the lovers Umegawa and Chubei. |
| Signature |
'Shunsen'. |
| Seal |
Artist's seal. |
| Dated |
1927. |
| Publisher |
Watanabe. |
| Medium/Technique |
Woodblock print. |
| Impression |
Excellent - very good ... Embossed. |
| Colors |
Very good. |
| Condition |
Very good ... Paper toned. Slight foxing. |
| Note |
"Natori" seal on the lower right, "Watanabe Ko" embossed on the middle right area (difficult to see). |
| Format |
Oban tate-e |
| Width Item |
10.6 inches = 27.0 cm |
| Height Item |
15.7 inches = 40.0 cm |
| Width Image |
10.0 inches = 25.5 cm |
| Height Image |
15.2 inches = 38.5 cm |
| Literature |
Brown, Kendall H. and Hollis Goodall-Cristante, "Shin-hanga, New Prints in Modern Japan", Los Angeles County Museum of Art in association with Univ. of Washington Press, 1996, ISBN 0-295-97517-2, - pg. 52, This series described |
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