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Subject:Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: Joseph Iobbi Sun, Nov 26, 2017 IP: 47.17.102.98

I recently purchased the (2)two pictured Chinese watercolor paintings. Can any help me with identifying the paintings, Re: artists, inscriptions, age and or any other information?

Each painting measures approximately 13 1/2" x 9".

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time in this matter.

Joe







Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: Yi Huang Mon, Nov 27, 2017

1901 Japnese copy painting

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Nov 27, 2017

Your watercolors are Japanese.
Pictures 1-3,
明治丁酉弟一月五日
Meiji (Era)Fire-Rooster (Year) (1897) January 5th
米僊冩  Beisen -sha ( Painted by Beisen|
Seal reads,
簡伯 Kanpaku (Original given name)

Name of painter: Kubota Beisen 1852-1906

Pictures 4-6,
明治三十年丁酉元旦米僊識筆
3Othe Year of Meiji (1897) Year of Metal-Rooster
New Year`s Day, Painted by Beisen and Seal
あけまして、新春の節  Happy New Spring Season
酉の年  Year of Rooster

Picture 7,
Translation of printed text:
Meiji 34 year (1901) printed and published] by
Tokyo-shi, Nihonbashi-ku,Muromachi 3-9
Akiyama Buemon

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: Joe Tue, Nov 28, 2017

I.Nagy,

Thank you very much for all your help and expertise. It is greatly appreciated.

I was able to do some research based on your information. I was able to find these web sites with the artists.

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/42372/cock-and-hen-kubota-beisen

https://ukiyo-e.org/image/artelino/24188g1

Am I correct in saying that both pieces are in fact woodblock prints?

Again, thank you very much for all your help and expertise.

Joe

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Nov 29, 2017

Yes, they are woodblock prints.

I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: rat Mon, Nov 27, 2017

These are Japanese and date to the Meiji period, around 1900. Others can give you specifics

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: mikeoz Mon, Nov 27, 2017

The pictures are Japanese, not Chinese.

They are dated 1897 (明治三十年)but the inscription on the back is dated 1901 (明治三十四年).

The artist's name appears to be 秋山武右衛門 Akiyama (something).

This suggests to me these are prints rather than paintings.

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolor Paintings Help Please
Posted By: Joe Tue, Nov 28, 2017

Mikeoz,

Thank you very much for your help and expertise.

You have helped me many times in the past and it is greatly appreciated.

Joe


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