KONEN Uehara. (1877-1940)
Remaining Light (Zan to). 1928.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Publisher
- Shōzaburō Watanabe. First edition A seal.
ōban tate-e, 26.1 cm × 38.8 cm
Excellent impression, colour and condition. The first state with the Watanabe 'A' seal in the lower right margin.
The artist Uehara Konen designed two vertical ōban landscape prints in 1928 for Watanabe Shōzaburō, who assumed publication of his designs after the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. The artist had a predeliction for muted tones. This nocturnal study in blue, black and grey is reminiscent of the the artists pre-earthquake aizuri-e (blue prints).
The red artist's seal 'Konen' is lower right. The Shōzaburō Watanabe 'A' seal (1924-1930) in the right margin reads 'copyright ownership Watanabe Shozaburo' (Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo). The work title followed by Showa 3 (1928) in the lower left margin.
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