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Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; round Watanabe seal; pre-war printing
Blackening the Eyebrows
Shinsui, Ito, 1898-1972
Blackening the Eyebrows- Artist : Shinsui, Ito, 1898-1972
- Edition : 60/100
- Date : 1928
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : 960529
- Condition : Paper residue on reverse left edge
- Image size : 10 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches
- Illustrated : Shinsui, pl. 46
- Comments : Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; round Watanabe seal; pre-war printing
- Price : $18,000
About The Artist
Shinsui, Ito, 1898-1972Born in Tokyo. Original name Ito Hajime. Started working in drawing department of a Tokyo printing company at age 12; then studied with Kaburagi Kiyokata. Well known as Japanese-style painter; exhibited at Bunten, Teiten, and Nitten. Discovered by Watanabe Shozaburo in 1916; Watanabe and Shinsui collaborated for 25 years; Watanabe exported hundreds of Shinsui prints. Shinsui's landscape series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Omi Hakkei), 1917-1918, inspired Kawase Hasui, another prolific collabor.....
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Blackening the Eyebrows
$18,000.00
Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; round Watanabe seal; pre-war printing
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