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Artist |
TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
Title |
"Combing the Hair" (Nude) ("Kamisuki") |
Date |
1929 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai Publisher |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
Image Size |
10 1/4 x 16 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to entire body, hair, and background; light "gauffrage"
to outlines of body, arms, and legs; bold "sujizuri" tracings to background; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. (No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #170; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #129. |
Comments |
Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). "Re-strike" published as a small, immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
Item # |
DG-200 |
Price |
$1375 (Sold/SP) |
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