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           I.  Original surimono and fan prints


Utagawa HIROSHIGE
"Miho Bay in Suruga Province"

This FAN print is presented in the
LANDSCAPE section.

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A fan decorated with flowers
Meiji period
(large oban)



GYOKUMIN
(large oban)






SUIO
(large oban)



WATANABE Shoeki
(large oban)






           II.  Octagonal fan prints by ZESHIN and GYOKUSHO
           Size each: c. 22. 5 x 29 cms / 8 7/8" x 11 3/8"
           Ref. lit.: Milne Henderson, "Shibata Zeshin"; London, 1976.





Kawabata GYOKUSHO (1842-1913)
"Train arriving at Takanawa"; c. 1870
ref. no.: # 6220381 * Price:  € 290.00


Kawabata GYOKUSHO (1842-1913)
"Two crab and lotus flower"; c. 1870
ref. no.: # 6220382 * Price:  € 140.00


Kawabata GYOKUSHO (1842-1913)
"Bindweed in a hanging basket"; c. 1870
ref. no.: # 6220383 * Price:  € 160.00




Shibata ZESHIN (1807-91)
"Decorated bark of tree"; c. 1870
ref. no.: # 6220384 * Price:  € 220.00


Shibata ZESHIN (1807-91)
"Teahouse in the countryside"; c. 1870
ref. no.: # 6220385 * Price:  € 190.00


(Shibata ZESHIN ?)
"Photo album & magnifying lens"; c. 1870
ref. no.: # 6220386 * SOLD




           III.  Akashi copies of early 19th c. surimono

    The following prints are copies of famous surimono, so-called Akashi copies, named after the Japanese town where they were faithfully reproduced in the 1890s. Many of these copies (the 'copy-A' versions) show the same elaborate printing techniques as the originals of the early 19th century. That is why they were taken for originals as late as into the 1970s. It was only in the ground-breaking publication of Roger Keyes, "The art of surimono", that their existence was documented for the first time. Original surimono were often commissioned by poetry circles and privately published. Surimono represent the peak in Japanese woodblock printing techniques. Their costly production resulted in very limited editions of a handful of impressions of each design only. So it doesn't come as a surprise that Akashi copies have become collectors' items within the last years, not only because they are much less expensive than the rare originals, but because of their faithfulness to the originals.




after SHIGENOBU
from 5 pictures of longevity
Price:  € 180.00


after HOKUSAI
from Four clans: the Fujiwara
Price:  € 180.00


after HOKKEI
from 13 pictures of shells
Price:  € 220.00


after EIZAN
Sparrows dressed as women
Price:  € 220.00




after SHUNMAN
Pheasant
(sold)


after GAKUTEI
Tea kettle
Price:  € 250.00


after GAKUTEI
Heian lady with fan
Price:  € 300.00



More woodblock-printed facsimiles may be found in the following gallery sections:

            
       landscapes & figure prints              facsimiles of illustrated books



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