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Artist |
Takashi ITO (1894-1982) |
Title |
"Ferry at Odai, Tokyo" ("Odai no Watashi") |
Date |
ca1923-32 |
Provenance |
Private placement/consignment. From the estate of Navy Hospital Corps
servicewoman
Jessie Mikkelsen
stationed in Tokyo 1948-49. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
6mm-seal (used 1946-57). |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; "gauffrage" (embossing)
to boats and smoke area; deeply saturated colors; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso.
(Light toning; very slight wear.)
All prints within this 1949 collection have never been displayed -- stored flat past 70 years. |
Reference/Illus |
na |
Comments |
Colorful and highly detailed harbor scene. Seldom seen.
From a 1949 Tokyo Japan military collection.
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Item # |
DK-33 |
Price |
$775 |
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