Softshell Turtle - Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912) (No reserve price)
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Kawabata Gyokusho’s unsigned 1898 Japanese woodblock print Softshell Turtle, from the album Shūga hyakudai, measures approximately 31 × 25 cm and is in good condition.
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Original woodblock print - Paper - Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913) - Softshell Turtle - From the album "Shūga hyakudai" 習画百題 (One Hundred Educational Pictures) - Japan - 1898 (Meiji 30).
Kawabata Gyokushō (1842-1913) was a Japanese painter born in Kyoto. He trained in the Maruyama school under Nakajima Raishō, and later studied Western-style painting in Edo with Charles Wirgman and Takahashi Yuichi. His work combines the Maruyama tradition with a more realistic, modern approach. He became a professor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts), founded his own Kawabata Painting School and was appointed an Imperial Household Artist.
Dimensions (approx): 31 cm x 25 cm
The woodblock print is in good condition for its age. Acid-free tape on the back along the fold.
Please check images carefully for the best impression.
Will be very securely packed.
Shipping costs include packing.
Original woodblock print - Paper - Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913) - Softshell Turtle - From the album "Shūga hyakudai" 習画百題 (One Hundred Educational Pictures) - Japan - 1898 (Meiji 30).
Kawabata Gyokushō (1842-1913) was a Japanese painter born in Kyoto. He trained in the Maruyama school under Nakajima Raishō, and later studied Western-style painting in Edo with Charles Wirgman and Takahashi Yuichi. His work combines the Maruyama tradition with a more realistic, modern approach. He became a professor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts), founded his own Kawabata Painting School and was appointed an Imperial Household Artist.
Dimensions (approx): 31 cm x 25 cm
The woodblock print is in good condition for its age. Acid-free tape on the back along the fold.
Please check images carefully for the best impression.
Will be very securely packed.
Shipping costs include packing.
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Artist
Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913)
Title of artwork
Softshell Turtle
Technique
Woodcut print
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Japan
Year
1898
Condition
Good condition
Height
25 cm
Width
31 cm
Depiction/theme
Animals
Sold with frame
No
Period
19th century
Dynastic style/period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
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