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Artist: Ito Shinsui
Couple Embracing in Street at Night
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sumi ink drawing, c. 1928
Signed in the lower right corner (see detail)
Original illustration for the novel "Gunmo" (Hoi Polloi or Blind and Foolish Masses), volume 4 in the "Complet...
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1920s Edo Ito Shinsui Art
Materials
Sumi Ink
Couple Embracing
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Couple Embracing
Sumi ink drawing, c. 1928
Signed lower right: Shinsui (early variant signature)
Most probably an illustration for one of the four volum...
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1920s Ito Shinsui Art
Materials
Ink
Beauty Enjoying Summer Fireworks
By Ito Shinsui
Located in Burbank, CA
Title: Fireworks 花火
Series: The Second Collection of Modern Beauties (Gendai bijin shū dai nishū 現代美人集第二輯)
Date: 1932
A young woman is shown enjoying the summer fireworks, her face shown in profile as she looks towards the display. She holds a summer fan on her lap, and her kimono features large blue stripes and is tied with a colorful obi that features a morning glory pattern. The summer evening sky is a soft grey rather than a deep black, perhaps reflecting the brightness of the fireworks. Numbered verso, from a limited edition of 250 prints.
Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô
Literature: See “All the Woodblock Prints of Shinsui Ito...
Category
1920s Showa Ito Shinsui Art
Materials
Woodcut
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