Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (1897-1948) | No. 1, Tipsy (Ichi, horoyoi) | Showa period, 20th century
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November 18, 02:38 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (1897-1948)
No. 1, Tipsy (Ichi, horoyoi)
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, embellished with silver mica, from the series Styles of Contemporary Make-up (Kindaijisesho no uchi), signed Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, and with artist's bird-shaped seal Kobayakawa, dated Showa gonen nigatsu (February, 1930), privately published
Vertical naga oban: 51.7 x 30.1 cm x 20¼ x 12 in.
Kobayakawa produced only thirteen prints in his career. This series, 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up', comprises six designs (see Lot 39).
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, source ID 402, go to: