Kokyo Taniguchi - Spirit of the Heron Maiden 1918 NR
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Description
Japanese Woodblock Print, 1918, Sato Shotaro Publisher (Kyoto).
SIZE IN INCHES: 10.25 x 16.75
COMMENTS: Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading, extensive cheese-cloth "gauffrage" (embossing) to white robe, extensive baren "sujizuri" tracings to background, highly detailed carving. "The Female Image," Plate #123. Clothed in a white cotton kimono, this beauty is seen in a dance performance where the spirit of a heron changes into a girl, then becomes a heron again. One of only a few known works by Taniguchi. Wonderful vintage print.
SIZE IN INCHES: 10.25 x 16.75
COMMENTS: Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading, extensive cheese-cloth "gauffrage" (embossing) to white robe, extensive baren "sujizuri" tracings to background, highly detailed carving. "The Female Image," Plate #123. Clothed in a white cotton kimono, this beauty is seen in a dance performance where the spirit of a heron changes into a girl, then becomes a heron again. One of only a few known works by Taniguchi. Wonderful vintage print.
Condition
Good+, creasing lower/left corner and top, 3/8-inch tear lower margin (archival repair verso), as shown.
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Kokyo Taniguchi - Spirit of the Heron Maiden 1918 NR
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