TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO (1902-2000)
VILLA IMPERIALE DE KATSURA
From the set: The four seasons of KyotoShin-HangaNishiki-eVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the artist's red stamp and signed in pencilCa.1950..
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OMIWA
Figure from Bunraku (puppet theater)Piece: ImoseyamaVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the red stamp and the handwritten signature of the artist.Ca.1950/70Sosaku hangaNishiki-eThis piece is one of the masterpieces of the Bunraku repertoire, whose success at the premiere in 1771 has never wavered...
380.00 €
MONT HIEI
Fine impression, slight yellowing, ink stains on the outer left and right edges.Ca.1970/80Mount Hiei (Hiei-zan) is a mountain northeast of Kyoto, located on the border between Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. Enryaku-ji Temple, the first of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) branch of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788 and quickly grew into a vast complex of temples and buildings.Tomikichiro Tokuriki was a Japanese woodblock printmaker, representing the twelfth generation of a family of Kyoto artisans. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. After World War II, he founded the Matsukyu publishing company to produce and distribute his own prints as well as Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga works by other artists. Tomikichiro Tokuriki was an influential figure in the contemporary print movement in Japan. He was the official artist of the Honganji Temple and was commissioned to engrave various temples throughout Japan, including the famous shrines of Ise. His prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York...
380.00 €
LES COULEURS DE L AUTOMNE AU TEMPLE KOZANJI
From the set: The four seasons of KyotoShin-HangaNishiki-eVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the artist's red stamp and signed in pencilCa.1950..
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JARDIN DU TEMPLE KOKEDERA, KYOTO
From the set: The four seasons of KyotoShin-HangaNishiki-eVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the artist's red stamp and signed in pencilA rust spot in the skyCa.1950..
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FESTIVAL DE GION LE 17 JUILLET
From the set: The four seasons of KyotoShin-HangaNishiki-eVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the artist's red stamp and signed in pencilCa.1950The Gion Matsuri in Kyoto is one of the three largest local festivals in Japan. The other two are Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo and Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka. The Gion Matsuri can be considered the largest and most spectacular. It is held every year from July 1 to 31 for the celebration of the summer solstice at Yasaka Jinja Shrine. The two key dates of this celebration take place on July 17 (Saki Matsuri or pre-festival) and July 24 (Ato Matsuri or post-festival) when all thirty-four floats crisscross the main streets of the city.Its origin dates back to the plague of 869. The emperor sent a special messenger to Yasaka Jinja, the ancient name of the shrine of Gion known to house the spirit of the brother of the sun goddess supposed to fight this evil, to pray and him To do this, he ordered the creation of sixty-six halberds representing the sixty-six provinces of the country.Once the epidemic was stopped, the inhabitants of Kyoto decided from 970, in gratitude, to organize a festival each year...
380.00 €
