Catalog record · 目録番号 94587

Tokyo Tower

東京タワー

Artist / 作者: Kasamatsu Shiro笠松紫浪
Date / 年代: 1959
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / ohmi
Digital image / 画像: 1375 × 2000 px
Published by / 公開者: 黒川トウマ

Catalog note / 解説

Japanese Woodblock by Kasamatsu ‘Tokyo Tower’ (1959) A unusual and beautiful nighttime scene of a well-known Tokyo landmark titled in Japanese kanji (left margin) as “Tokyo Towa” which translates in English as “Tokyo Tower” by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Bears artist’s signature/seal in upper right corner of image. Print bears Unsodo’s Publisher’s rectangular seal in left margin along with the carver/printer seals of Okura/Shinmi. Below that, importantly, is the “kanji margin-dating” of “Showa 34,” or 1959?since ONLY “first edition” prints are known to have such margin-dating?and additionally, it has recently been learned that only 100 such dated “first edition” prints were ever produced.…

Image record / 画像情報

OHMI · 1959. · ohmi

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