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Subject:Signature Identification
Posted By: Lou Sun, Feb 01, 2015 IP: 50.168.142.217 I am looking for help to identify the artist for a Japanese watercolor with a unique chop mark. |
Subject:Re: Signature Identification
Posted By: Guy Mon, Feb 02, 2015 It's a Japanese Meiji era woodblock print depicting two seated bijin (beauties), not signed by an artist. It had two poems, both signed (not read). The cartouche in the last image gives a date Meiji 21, 7th month (July 1888) and the name and address of the publisher (not read). The anonymous artist who made the design was probably employed by the publisher. |
Subject:Re: Signature Identification
Posted By: Lou Tue, Feb 03, 2015 Thank you for your prompt response and for sharing your expertise. I never would have guessed that the writings were poems done by different artists or writers...looked like a signed masterpiece to me! It pays to ask questions! |
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