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Lot 70:
Description
The item comprises two related pieces: a Japanese woodblock print and its preliminary pencil sketch. The color print, titled ‘Deinan Gate in My-Kifen’, depicts a detailed street scene featuring a large, multi-story traditional gate and surrounding buildings with figures, characteristic of the Shin-hanga style. Markings on the print include Japanese characters on the left margin, reading “昭和戊辰之作” (Shōwa Boshin no Saku), indicating a 1928 date, along with the English title “Deinan Gate in My-Kifen” and print number “214”. The bottom right bears a Roman script signature “Hiroshi Yoshida” and a red artist’s seal. Executed in water-based inks on paper. The accompanying pencil sketch, rendered in graphite on toned paper, closely mirrors the print’s composition and features faint numerical inscriptions such as “212” and “3085EW”.
Condition report:
The print exhibits overall good color retention with minor edge toning and handling marks. The accompanying pencil sketch shows some creasing and wear consistent with a working study.
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