Two Edo Period Woodblock Prints
Two Edo Period Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), ink and colors on paper, one print features a single figure elaborately dressed and depicted in half profile with artist's signature and red seal in upper left cartouche together with publisher seal, and the second print of a gathering of figures with lanterns, artist's cartouche together with publisher and censor seals to lower portion of the print, multi-colored shaped cartouche in the upper left with calligraphy identifies the scene, both are framed, not examined outside of the frame.
DOA 21.25 x 16.25 in. (largest)
Estate of the Late Bob Whitfield, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Condition Report: Fading to color on both; some minor foxing to single figure print; some wear and rubbing to paper surface on the other print.
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Two Edo Period Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), ink and colors on paper, one print features a single figure elaborately dressed and depicted in half profile with artist's signature and red seal in upper left cartouche together with publisher seal, and the second print of a gathering of figures with lanterns, artist's cartouche together with publisher and censor seals to lower portion of the print, multi-colored shaped cartouche in the upper left with calligraphy identifies the scene, both are framed, not examined outside of the frame.
DOA 21.25 x 16.25 in. (largest)
Estate of the Late Bob Whitfield, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Condition Report: Fading to color on both; some minor foxing to single figure print; some wear and rubbing to paper surface on the other print.
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