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Artist |
HIRANO, Hakuho (1879-1957) |
Title |
"Beauty in Summer Kimono, Beppu Hotsprings" ("Natsu-sugata Beppu") |
Date |
1936 (later printing, ca2005) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
7mm and "Heisei" seal
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Image Size |
9 1/8 x 19 1/8 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to hands, face, fan, and background; extensive "gauffrage"
(embossing) to white obi and fan's ribs; circular "baren sujizuri" to summer kimono; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Clean front and backside. (No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #212. |
Comments |
Dressed in a light summer kimono, a beauty gazes from her hotspring's balcony. (Lifetime total of only 6 known
images, all 1932-36.) Newly re-issued from Watanabe's original 1936 block-set. |
Item # |
Available NOW as JS-2412
(JS-2412 Sold/HR)
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Price |
$595 |
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