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Torii Kotondo 1900-1976
Yuge. 1926.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Publisher
- Sakai Kawaguchi
dai-oban, 30.0 cm × 47.0 cm
Excellent impression, first state. Excellent colour and condition.
A beauty washes her neck with a towel in a hot spring, onsen. Kotondo uses the technique baren-sujizuri to capture the effect of steam, with swirling marks across the surface of the paper. Kotondo belongs to the Torii line of print makers, and like Kiyonaga, the fourth head of the Torii line, specialises in bijinga-e or beauty prints. Dated, Showa yonen jugatsu (Showa 4 (1929), 10th month) signed Kotondo saku with Kotondo seal. The first state with limited edition hand seal au verso, number 82 of an edition of 200, the publisher's seal Sakai-Kawaguchi go ban.
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Torii Kotondo 1900-1976
Combing the Hair
- Category
- Japanese | Beauties
- Publisher
- Sawai and Kawaguchi
- Blockcutter
- hori ito, suri komatsu
Dai Oban, 29.4 cm × 46.0 cm
Very good impression, colour and condition. Very minimal toning au verso.
A crouching beauty combs her hair, amidst the swirling blue steam that envelops her naked body, beautifully rendered with a subtle pink outline. Published circa 1930 solely by Kawaguchi, after his split from Sawai. Signed Kotondo saku, with artist's seal Kotondo. Dated Showa yonen jugatsu (Showa 4 (1929), 10th month), title Kamisuki embossed within the bottom margin, publisher's seal Kawaguchi embossed at lower right edge, and hori Ito suri, Komatsu, hanken shoyu (carved by Ito, printed by Komatsu, copyright) at lower left. Embossed limited edition seal hand-numbered on verso, San-hyaku mai kagiri zeppan, dai nijusan go, 23/300
£3750