Kiyochika, Kobayashi (fl. 1847-1915): Manufacturing Pots and Kettles in Kawaguchi

Description

Artist: Kiyochika, Kobayashi (fl. 1847-1915)

Title:Manufacturing Pots and Kettles in Kawaguchi

Publisher:Fikuda Kumajiro

Date:1879

Medium:Woodblock print

Size/Format:aiban (c. 8" x 12 3/8")

Description:" we know from Kiyochika's sketchbook that he actually visited the foundry to make the sketch on which this view is modeled. It is unique, not only within the oeuvre of Kiyochika, but within all of early Meiji art: nowhere else can one find such a direct and dramatic expression of men at work. Kawaguchi, located about ten miles miles north of Tokyo, emerged during the Edo period as a major center of iron casting... In Kiyochika's view a group of men in the center draw molten iron from the furnace, to be poured into the molds readied to the right. Above to the left, a row of shadowy figures pumps the bellows, while below stands a man who appears to be in charge of the entire operation. On the floor here and there are finished pots and kettles ..." (Henri D. Smith II)

Condition:Fine impression and color. - The usual, faint centerfold; small residue from former mount au verso; in fine overall condition.

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Condition

Fine impression and color. - The usual, faint centerfold; small residue from former mount au verso; in fine overall condition.

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Kiyochika, Kobayashi (fl. 1847-1915): Manufacturing Pots and Kettles in Kawaguchi

Name: Kiyochika, Kobayashi (fl. 1847-1915): Manufacturing Pots and Kettles in Kawaguchi
SKU: 236387855
Price: 1400 USD
Availability: InStock