Japanese Print "Maihime (Dancing Girl)" by Tatsumi Shimura (志村立美)
Artist:Tatsumi Shimura (志村立美)
Title:Maihime (Dancing Girl)
Date:1953
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Source:Japanese Art Open Database
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Monday, 21 March 2011 Title Start of Dance Early printing Artist Tatsumi Shimura 1907-1980 Signature "Tatsumi". Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1953. Publisher Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-jo (Tokyo). Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent ... Early printing. Title embossed on the bottom margin. Colors Excellent - very good. Condition Very good ... Slightly uneven light toning. Margins slightly creased. Foxing and discolorations on the bottom left area. Two drying holes on the left margin. Description "Gendai Bijin Fuzoku Gotai" (Five Figures of Modern Beauties). "Mai Hajime" . A beautiful dancer at the start of her performance. Note "Gihachi Shirabezumi" (Checked by Gihachi) in the rectangular seal. Carver Yashita Tadashichi. Printer Inomura Shonosuke. Seal on the left margin, "Tatsumi ken-in" (Checked by Tatsumi). Format Dai-Oban Width Item 11.4 inches = 29.0 cm Height Item 17.9 inches = 45.5 cm
