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Subject:Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Dave B Fri, Feb 22, 2013 IP: 76.235.198.43 Could anyone tell me anything about the attached print. It's very old and has terrible foxing. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Y. E. Wong Sun, Feb 24, 2013 From the text, I could barely zero-in on a name "國性爺". I wonder if this print is referring to an old Japanese play called the Battles of Coxinga. Good luck. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Dave B Mon, Feb 25, 2013 Thank You Y.E. I think you are right, the print does show the image of an emperor being led into the city. I'll research the play. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: rat Sun, Feb 24, 2013 still seems Japanese to me despite the Chinese subject matter. Can you take clearer photos of the inscription? |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Guy Mon, Feb 25, 2013 It's a Japanese woodblock print of the 'uki-e' type (perspective print) ca 1810. Can't read the name of the artist. Please post a detailed image of the text and I'll be able to tell you a lot more. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Dave B Tue, Feb 26, 2013 Hi Guy, |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Dave B Mon, Feb 25, 2013 Hi Rat, |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: rat Tue, Feb 26, 2013 Y.E. and Guy are both on target; the publisher looks like a Yamaguchi somebody or other, there's an artist's name as well. Guy will be able to give you the full story. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Guy Tue, Feb 26, 2013 Thanks, here is the relevant detail as promised. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Y. E. Wong Wed, Feb 27, 2013 Like. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Dave Boland Fri, Mar 06, 2015 Hey Guy, |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Guy Mon, Mar 09, 2015 Difficult question in this case. Collectors, dealers and auction houses always reckon with the condition of a print (must be good to pristine). Although your print is a special one, condition seems not to be good but fair. Because of the framing, it remains also uncertain if the margins of your print were trimmed or if the paper was glued to a support. If this is the case, the market value is ruined. |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Y. E. Wong Tue, Feb 26, 2013 Just an impulse, but there's something a bit off about the text. At first, the calligraphy look very nice, but then when comes to the "artist's name", those characters looks a bit crude and out of place... |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Dave B Wed, Feb 27, 2013 Y.E., Guy and Rat, |
Subject:Re: Chinese Woodblock?
Posted By: Guy Thu, Feb 28, 2013 You could contact a reputed paper restorer in your area who is familiar with Japanese prints. Don't try it on your own! The expert will take the print out of the frame and desinfect the paper - the effect of the foxing could be tempered. Bear in mind that a print from that period has natural and vegetal pigments for coloring which makes it more vulnerable for conservation. |
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