Japanese Print "Balmy Autumn Day" by Takeuchi Keishu
Artist:Takeuchi Keishu
Title:Balmy Autumn Day
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Saturday, 17 September 2005 Title Balmy Autumn Day kuchi-e Artist Keishu Takeuchi 1861-1942 Seal Keishu Dated ca. 1900 - 1910 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression good Colors very good … silver colored metallic pigment Condition good … two horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e, lightly soiled, worm track (1 inch long) on the middle left on the background, upper corners creased, backed. Description A lady is watching the falling maple leaves on a balmy autumn day. This image was featured on the back cover of Merritt's book. Width 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm Literature Merritt, Helen; Nanako Yamada, "Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints: Reflections of Meiji Culture", Honolulu; University of Hawaii Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8248-2073-8, - pg. 24, Pl 2.2
