Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Lot Closed
March 23, 03:19 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Maiko
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, embellished with embossing, from the series Second Collection of Modern Beauties (Gendai bijin shu dai nishu), signed Shinsui saku (made by Shinsui), sealed Shinsui publisher's circular seal to the lower left corner Watanabe, further publisher's mark (Hotei 'D', circa 1929-1942) in the left margin Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright reserved, Watanabe Shozaburo] dated Showa shichinen shichigatsu jugonichi (15 July 1932), hand-numbered limited edition seal to the reverse Nihyaku gojumai zeppan, dai hachijuyon ban (limited edition of 250, number 84), a publisher's red rectangular seal Watanabe
Vertical dai oban: 43.5 x 27.8 cm., 17⅛ x 10⅞ in.
For a similar impression of the same print in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 2002.161.164, go to:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/62301/maiko-girl-ito-shinsui
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