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Subject:Katsukawa Shunsho Print Revisited
Posted By: Lance Frazer Wed, May 11, 2016 IP: 67.187.170.37 I originally posted about this back in early March, and thanks to Stan, have learned a little about this print and the woodblock process. Maybe I'm thinking about this wrongly, but I still have a question. That is -- In looking at this woodblock print titled "Osen of the Kagiya" and the one at the Museum of Fine Art (which is the only other one I've been able to find on line), all characters on the borders are the same with one exception -- what I assume is the artist's seal on the bottom right (see attached photo). The one in Boston has what they clearly identify as Katuskawa Shunsho's seal, which is quite different from the one on my woodblock print (which is of a smaller size, I believe chuban?) I'm still trying to find out the significance of this seal, and whom it represents, as a way of hopefully establishing some background on this print. I have checked it closely and it's definitely a woodblock print, and I would like to find out as much about it as possible. Any thoughts/references/ideas welcome. |
Subject:Re: Katsukawa Shunsho Print Revisited
Posted By: Lance Frazer Mon, May 16, 2016 The following is a response from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Interesting information, but still leaves me on a wandering path. Anyway, for anyone interested, here what I was told: |
Subject:Re: Katsukawa Shunsho Print Revisited
Posted By: Stan Tue, May 17, 2016 It is an obvious reprint. Yours is not the same size as an original. It is not a censor seal. The seal is likely a publisher's seal. I can't find it on any of the online sites or in my references. You can try to find it. |
Subject:Re: Katsukawa Shunsho Print Revisited
Posted By: Lance Frazer Wed, May 18, 2016 Thanks, Stan. I'm sure it's a later reprint. I'd like to find the publisher so that I might be able to at least get an idea as to when this was done. |
Subject:Re: Katsukawa Shunsho Print Revisited
Posted By: Guy Wed, May 18, 2016 IMO, the seal reads 'Hasegawa' (長谷川). |
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