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Subject:chinese painting / need origin and translation
Posted By: steve revolinski Sun, Nov 04, 2018 IP: 73.125.34.61 looking thru my late aunts dresser drawer found these original paints . looking to see if there any history or where done by my aunt ? |
Subject:Re: chinese painting / need origin and translation
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Nov 05, 2018 三十六佳撰 - Sanjurokkasen - Thirty-six Elegent Selection |
Subject:Re: chinese painting / need origin and translation
Posted By: mikeoz Mon, Nov 05, 2018 Perhaps your aunt paid a visit to Japan at some time. These are all Japanese not Chinese. Just look at the clothes. |
Subject:Re: chinese painting / need origin and translation
Posted By: Stan Tue, Nov 06, 2018 Your Japanese woodblock print is by Mizuno Toshikata and printed in 1893. Catching Fireflies: Women of the Tenmei Era [1781-89] (Hotaru-gari, Tenmei koro fujin), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections (Sanjûroku kasen). The Boston MFA has a copy here: |
Subject:Re: chinese painting / need origin and translation
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Nov 10, 2018 Correction, |
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