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YUMEJI, Takehisa (1884-1934): Evening Cool

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Artist: YUMEJI, Takehisa (1884-1934)

Title:Evening Cool

Series:A Collection of Yumeji's Pictures in Woodblock Prints

Date:1910s (the original design) / 1970s (the woodblock print = FIRST edition!)

Medium:woodblock print

Size/Format:20" x 15 1/2"

Description:A beauty holding a round fan (uchiwa) is sitting near a bamboo plant and enjoying the evening cool. - Due to the artist's untimely death at the age of forty-nine, much of his work was first published posthumously as is the case with this print.

Condition:EXCELLENT impression, color and condition.- With paper embossing.

Reserve: $950.00

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EXCELLENT impression, color and condition.- With paper embossing.

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YUMEJI, Takehisa (1884-1934): Evening Cool

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Japanese Woodblock Prints

Mar 18, 2026 8:00 PM EDT

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