Title: 京の夏祭
Kyo no
Natsu Matsu (pronunciation in
Japanese)
Kyoto in Summer
Festival
(Some characters above and below viewable via Unicode encoding on your
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Date (original issuing): 1951
[dated the 26th year of Showa
on left margin]
Date (this particular edition): 1st edition same as above [note the particular
date stamp on left margin detailed below]
Medium: Original Japanese
Woodblock on high quality mulberry
Paper
Color: Multiple printed colors
Dimension: image (24 x 36.3 cm
or 9 ½ x 14 1/4 inch), paper (26.7 x 40.1 cm or 10 1/2 x 15 3/4
inch)
Credits: Mataichiro Isoda (磯田又一郎original artist), carver (Nakashima 長島) , and printer (Shinmi 新味), and Unsodo (芸艸堂 Publisher)
Special Attributes: Artist block signed
(as 又一郎筆 Mataichiro hitsu) and with his personal seal in
red located (磯 under the signature) at left. Titled [as translated above] and dated [as 昭和廿六年作 or created in 1951] in left margin, with publisher’s seal
[as 合民會社 芸艸堂版 or Unlimited Partnership Unsodo
Press] is located as well as seals of carver (Nakashima 長島) and printer
(Shinmi 新味) at left margin. Stamped title in English (Festival of Kyoto) and
numbered 33 at bottom margin.
Condition:
This beautiful Woodblock print is in very excellent condition [i.e., clear and clean image,
strong and bright paper, vivid colors,
original full margins, no bend, no tear, and slight or no age toning]. It was
printed on high quality mulberry. Ample photos [front, back, and details] in high resolution are provided
for your convenience of identification and judging its good quality independently.
Flaws to note: Nearly flawless with a few tiny stain spots around the edge of margin as shown by the detailed photo.
Description:
Isoda Mataichiro (磯田又一郎1907
– 1998) was a highly skilled Japanese artist
best known for his woodblock prints published by Unsodo during the 40s and 50s
[see the cited reference below for details]. This particular print of was a good example his style and subject. It depicted a
Meiko of Kyoto in Summer Festival looking over a passing float.
Unsodo was quite consistent in that only its prints
of 1st edition were dated and the date were erased from the plates for
subsequent issues. Thus, bearing
the 1951 date stamp on the
left margin, this print is properly
designated as the 1st edition [obviously more valuable than its subsequent issues].
Please note the low starting
price [e.g., trading at > $250
for the same item of lesser quality] with no reserve for this very nice and
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Reference:
Merritt H and Yamada
N (1992) Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975, p45, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu (publisher)
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