Description: In the 1920s, the publisher Hasegawa commissioned a small group of artists to create woodblock prints for a series entitled “Hasegawa’s Night Scenes“, of which there were a total of 21 prints by 6 artists. This piece is the one contribution to the poetic series by Kobayashi Kiyochika and it was created near the end of his life. Presented under glass and double matting in a gilt frame carved to resemble bamboo. FRAMED SIZE: 11" X 14" PRINT SIZE: chuban, 7" x 9 3/4" This chuban-sized woodblock printing of "A Rainy Day at Kudan" by Kobayashi Kiyochika is on heavy paper and in excellent condition with strong color, no fading and no foxing. It exhibits Kobayashi's skillful "bokashi" shading, and very fine details. About the Artist Kobayashi Kiyochika 1847 – 1915) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Meiji period. Kiyochika is best known for his prints of scenes around Tokyo which reflect the transformations of modernity. He has been described as "the last important ukiyo-e master and the first noteworthy print artist of modern Japan." The son of a government official, Kiyochika was heavily influenced by Western art, which he studied under Charles Wirgman. He also based much of his work on Western etchings, lithographs, and photographs which became widely available in Japan in the Meiji period. Kiyochika also studied Japanese art under the great artists Kawanabe Kyōsai and Shibata Zeshin.
Price: 349 USD
Location: Richmond, Virginia
End Time: 2024-12-02T11:32:52.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Type: Print
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Theme: Art
Style: ukiyo-e
Production Technique: Woodcut Printing
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Matted & Framed
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Subject: Kuban lighthouse in rain
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
