Paul Jacoulet
(1902-1960)
"Le Mandarin aux Lunettes. Mandchoukuo," 1950
Woodcut in colors with silver highlights on handmade mulberry paper, watermark artist initials
Edition: one of fewer than 250 total impressions
Signed in pencil above the artist's red ink mandarin duck stamp in the image at the lower right: Paul Jacoulet; the title printed in the lower margin, at right; the stamp-number missing from the verso; with the black ink stamp of the carver, Kentaro Maeda, in the lower portion of the right margin
Image: 16" H x 11.875" W; Sheet: 16.5" H x 12.375" W
Literature: Miles 106

Other Notes: According to Richard Miles, "...Jacoulet's numbering system was eccentric at best....Existence of an edition does not mean that the edition was printed in full, and in most cases many fewer were pulled. It was Jacoulet's practice to print only what he expected to sell, or had already sold, to subscribers....In addition, he tried not to duplicate numbers, and largely succeeded. Therefore, [in a hypothetical example], although a print stamped 290/350 is known to exist, there are fewer than 100 actual impressions with the edition of 350 stamp, because 200 of the earlier numbers were used up in the edition of 150 and 250. Even the edition of 150, of which number 150/150 is known, may have existed in fewer impression, because Jacoulet started printing some editions of 250 before completing the first printing....

The sheet with small margins on all sides, presumably trimmed, and therefore lacking both the black ink stamp of the printer, and the red ink stamped numbering. A 1"stray diagonal pencil line in the figure's sleeve at lower right. Hinged to the overmat at the verso of the upper margin corners.

Framed under Plexiglas: 21" H x 17" W x 1.5" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.