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Subject:Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Steen Thu, Aug 06, 2020 IP: 83.92.110.13
Hi
Need help to identify and translate these two Block Print's , Japan. Who have made them and so on?? Year made etc?? It must must be a scene of some kind?? I will put the other one up also.







Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Khvalymyr Fri, Aug 07, 2020
Artist - 豊原 國周 Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
Signed - 豊原 國周 筆 Toyohara Kunichika hitsu

See - https://archive.library.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/da/detail?qf=&q=%E9%96%8B%E5%8C%96%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E5%85%AD%E6%9C%83%E5%B8%AD&start=11&sort=%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB_STRING+asc%2C+METADATA_ID+asc&dispStyle=&tilcod=0000000003-00009190&mode=result&category=
- https://ukiyo-e.org/image/artelino/25690g1
- https://ukiyo-e.org/image/jaodb/Kunichika_Toyohara-36_Guest_Houses-The_house_Hira_Iwa_in_Mukojima-00033840-030130-F12

Pic.2 - Series - 「開化三十六會席」- Thirty-Six Modern Restaurants (also seen translated as Thirty-Six Restaurants in New Tokyo and Thirty-Six Famous Restaurants and Views of Civilization)
向島」「平岩」- The house Hira-Iwa in Mukojima

Sincerelly Khvalymyr

Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Stan Fri, Aug 07, 2020
The print is by Toyohara Kunichika and is titled "Beauty Kohana" from the series "Thirty-six Modern Restaurants" printed in 1878.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Steen Fri, Aug 07, 2020
Thank you very much for your answers.

Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Steen Fri, Aug 07, 2020
Seems that the last picture do not go with the two first pictures, sorry about that. One quistion, How can I tell if this is an original print or a fake one?? I have looked at the paper, seems older, and are not smooth. I have taken the back side of, and I can see that it is glued on a cardboard.That goes for both prints.

Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Stan Sat, Aug 08, 2020
It is highly likely that these are originals. Both Chikanobu and Kunichika prints are not worth enough to make carving a new set of blocks and printing new prints profitable.

Cheers,
Stan

Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Steen Sun, Aug 09, 2020
Thanks again Stan and Michael. Got them at an auction paid 80 USD, think that this is ok for the two prints.

Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Stan Sun, Aug 09, 2020
They are quite faded from being hung on a wall and exposed to light making them of less interest to a collector. Note that all foliage is blue instead of green (yellow is a fugitive color). See the example below. Hang them on the wall and enjoy them.

Cheers,
Stan



Subject:Re: Help to identify artist Japanese Block Print's
Posted By: Michael James Fennell Sat, Aug 08, 2020
The paper looks ok to me from the photos, but it's difficult to be absolutely sure without seeing the prints for real.
Regards
Michael

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