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Ouchi MAKOTO (1926 - 1989)

Fan - the syllable 'Ke'

Signed:              Ouchi M. (in pencil) Dated:                (undated, after 1968) Size:                   c. 63. 5 x 50 cms / 25" x 19 1/2". Limited edition: no. # 23/60 (numbered in pencil) Etching combined with areas of woodblock printing. Condition: Excellent, except for very few, unobtrusive, tiny foxmarks; excellent impression and color; with areas of blind-printing. ref. no.: # 62 2004 Price: € 750.00

A courtesan shown in a fan design, entitled with the syllable 'ke', drawn in the traditional ukiyo-e style. Print no. 23 from the limited edition of 60 impressions. "OUCHI MAKOTO, born in Kawasaki, graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Craft School, started making prints in 1968. Exhibited in solo and group shows and in Pistoia in 1968, Miami 1973, and in Ibiza in 1978, 1980, and 1982. Etched images of Kabuki actors and geometric volumes often combined with woodblock-printed color." (Merritt/Yamada, op.cit.) Reference: Merritt / Yamada, "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975"; Honolulu, 1992.

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