AKI HANA KURUMA TO KAGO: AUTUMN FLOWERS & CART. [Japanese Flower Arrangement Col

TAKESHITA, Kin'u.

Beschreibung

[Kyoto 1934, Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi]. A large color woodblock print, red artist Hanko [chop/seal], publisher's black seal, couple of tiny insignificant spots, else bright excellent, clean copy, in original Uchida mat, sheet: 27.5 c 41.5 cm. . *** *** *** . . . A STUNNING & VERY FAMOUS IKEBANA COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT . . . DEPICTING A FLOWER CART WITH STUNNING BLOSSOMS . . This is a famous work, heralded as both a "classic of Shin-hanga prints and of Ikebana, the Zen art of Japanese flower arrangement. . Ikebana continues today to be one of the most popular arts followed by both men and women in Japan. Most Japanese homes and companies have a welcoming flower arrangement in the guest room. . THE SUBJECT: This superb color woodblock print shows a beautiful black lacquered cart with brass fixtures. Mounted on the card is a large basket with lavish flower arrangements. These kind of carts are also used in actual flower arrangements in a small scale size. . *** ARTIST & PUBLISHER'S HANKO: This work is nicely sealed in cinnabar red with the artist's Hanko [seal/chop]. Below that is a black octagon publisher's seal reading: "Han Moto Uchida" or "Original Woodblock Print from the Uchida studio." . *** NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER: Originally this print came with a folding mat, that had an Uchida title note: FLOWER CART IN AUTUMN," as his catalog number I-91. Although we do not have it, it is interesting to record whatever useful background data we could turn up. . We have a copy of an Uchida essay about the Japanese woodblock prints he published. We post a photo of this as illus02.jpg to our website. This essay may also have been published in his catalog of Shin-Hanga. . In that essay, at the bottom of paragraph 4 he states about the various artists works he published: ".Kin'u Takeshita.are the leading contemporary artists of the present Japan." Although there is no date, it is probably from about 1930-1935. . *** CONDITION: The work is in excellent condition, clean, as usual the aged paper is a bit "toned." There are a few tiny spots near the seals, and a tiny dot near the top. We are overly critical, by and large the work is clean and excellent. . The paper is bright, the image and registry is excellent, colors vivid and excellent. A lovely image. The work is in its original Uchida mat with swastika designs, with the publisher's name and address stamped on the backing card. . *** THE SIZE: The print size is 38.5 x 24.9.2 cm. . *** Color photos are posted on our website. . *** REFERENCES: Portland Art Museum: UCHIDA ART CO. LTD., Kyoto: ortlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record; id=19502;type=701 * Several other images of Kin'u's color woodblock prints are posted at Google. . *. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 36058601

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