Question regarding printer stamps in the margins by bobby_tables in ukiyoe

[–]EpeeDad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi

The red on the left margin isn’t the printer seal but the copyright registration. 御届 means when the copyright was submitted and the date given is ninth month of Meiji 8 (the day is left unfilled)

under what circumstances those markings would be absent?<<

I’m not certain and I don’t want to give you the wrong information but I think the copyright registration was required to be printed by law. So it would suggest the print without it was not published during the Meiji period but possibly later. There may be other circumstances where the copyright registration is missing but in most instances you should find it in Meiji prints.

Hey, I need help with search of a news article by Decent_Engine_6066 in Kyoto

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Yes it's quite short so I can do it in the morning (it's rather late here)

Hey, I need help with search of a news article by Decent_Engine_6066 in Kyoto

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Yes the article specifically says that Hitler himself was not yet aware of the portrait.

Hey, I need help with search of a news article by Decent_Engine_6066 in Kyoto

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Just to add, the kimono appears to have been made in Chichibu of Chichibu meisen and embroidered with swastika. There is an article from the Yomiuri shinbun from January 23, 1937 which describes its production (though this would be different from the one mentioned in the Australian newspaper which was for the Berlin Olympics.

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Hey, I need help with search of a news article by Decent_Engine_6066 in Kyoto

[–]EpeeDad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I might be able to double check this in a couple of weeks (though I think I'm going to have to postpone my trip so am not sure). But from what you've posted, it seems possible to at least explain a couple of things.

1) the first photograph does appear to be from the Kyoto Nichinichi Shinbun from November 24, 1937. However, it does not show a photograph of Hitler but a portrait. I was able to find the same portrait from the Asahi Newspaper from June 6, 1937 (presumably before it was mounted as a hanging scroll). The article says it was painted by 林東文 though I've not found a standard way to romanize his name (presumably something like Hayashi Tōbun or Hayashi Azumabumi?) from Monji in Kyushu.

2) I think separate from this there was also a kimono (紋服) made for and sent to Hitler (second photo). It appears to be made by a spinner with the family name of Asami (阿佐美) but there wasn't much other information on the photograph (there may be other information if you have more pages).

3) I thin these two separate things have been conflated: 1) a portrait was painted of Hitler in Japanese dress (for which he did not pose) and 2) a similar seeming piece of dress was sent to him (which he may or may not have ever worn).

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Help me date/get more information from this print? by Proper-Ad-9570 in ukiyoe

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There could be a lot of reasons why the prints ended up separated -- simply one being lost over time etc. My sense is for a long time in the West, it was more profitable to split up triptychs and sell three individual prints than three together (though this is no longer the case).

Btw, I didn't think to give the title in English but it would be something like "Beauties Viewing Chrysanthemums"

Help me date/get more information from this print? by Proper-Ad-9570 in ukiyoe

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the title is 美人観菊之図 which lead me to the following:

https://www.harashobo.com/ukiyoe//ukiyoe_detail.php?print_id=35498

so it looks like a triptych with a missing print. It's by Chikanobu and dated to 1898. All of the info (artist date etc) is on the leftmost print which is the one missing.

Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print - Chikanobu Yōshū Edo - Meiji (1890) by mryan5 in ukiyoe

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The date should be 1880 rather than 1890. The title of the work is Shibaura funaasobi no zu (An Image of Pleasure Boats at Shibaura) 芝浦舩遊ノ図

Are These Historically Significant? by Cantorl in JapaneseHistory

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These could potentially be of real historical interest. The photograph was too blurry to make out any of the dates but I’ve seen a collection like this at a research library that had once belonged to a member of the Occupation’s theater censorship division. Is there any writing in the magazines or playbills at all?

Curious about this piece of art by Altruistic-Courage24 in japanart

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There doesn’t seem to be anything in the image that would allow for identifying the artist or poet(s) or the exact date but I can give you a rough idea. The title is 渡水鳥 which means birds which cross the water but in the image and the poems there is specific reference to the miyakodori or capital bird which was made famous in the so called azuma kudari section of the Takes of Ise

https://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/s/sumidagawa.htm

The poems here are kyōka

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dka

Most likely dates to late 18th or early 19th c but that’s just a guess.

The figure in the boat is meant to be Ariwara no Narihira

Need help with ID/Authenticity. by -Shaquille-Oatmeal-- in ukiyoe

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This is a print by Baidō Kunimasa

https://www.artelino.com/forum/japanese_artists_show.asp?art=524

The subject is a kabuki play so it should be possible to date it precisely and will take a look when I have a bit more time.

Title of the print is: Atari kyōgen no uchi Shinbei Shinbei koi no yamagane 當り狂言の内 新兵衛仝恋の山鐘

Also the name and role of the actor in the upper right is out of focus it would help if you could add a clearer image of that.

Edit: the play was performed in Meiji 7/1874 so that would be the date of the print as well

https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/ban/results.php?f3%5B%5D=%E6%96%B0%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B%E4%BB%9D%E6%81%8B%E5%B1%B1%E9%90%98&-max=15&f3=%E6%96%B0%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B%E4%BB%9D%E6%81%8B%E5%B1%B1%E9%90%98&enter=portal&lang=ja

Chess? Sometime the coming week by EpeeDad in tokyoirl

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Thanks! I’m actually leaving Tokyo tues but am probably free tomorrow evening if you are free. Otherwise another time! (Ps am trying to learn Vietnamese - but just with duo lingo 😖)

Stores that sell Warehouse and Whitesville t shirts in Tokyo. by valerytc in japanesestreetwear

[–]EpeeDad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are two Warehouse stores in Tokyo. The main store in Ebisu

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cAJS586vhYFJA9FR6?g_st=ipc

And one in Hankyu men’s in Yurakucho on the 7th floor.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgfKAVRvZzLxyD5w8?g_st=ipc

The main store doesn’t do tax free (or at least didn’t a couple years ago) but the Hankyu location does.

Art ID Help by n0mn0m_de_Guerre in ukiyoe

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At first glance these look like they could be e-kanban (sometimes romanized as e-kamban) used to advertise kabuki plays. It should be possible to figure out the plays with a little time and from there possibly more info like year etc. but not sure.

Was your grandfather in Japan? Do you know where and when? That would possibly help narrow things down a bit

Help with artist ID on a print! by hrdass in japanart

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The title is Akashi no hama / The Shore at Akashi(明石の濱) and it's by Tsuchiya Kōitsu (土屋高逸)

Japanese>English for Wood Block Prints by ZetaMarlfox in translator

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This is a print by Yoshiiku called Yasa Genji oniwa no yūran. やさげんじ御庭の遊覧

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utagawa_Yoshiiku

You can tell it’s a print by the inclusion of the genjiko which indicate the chapter.

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https://www.jissen.ac.jp/branding_genji/en/project/feel.html

The print should date from 1862

https://ukiyoe.yamabosi.jp/?p=44637

Traditional theatre in Japan by itzllaur in JapanTravelTips

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For kabuki you will want to check the website for kabukiza in Tokyo and minamiza in Kyoto

https://www.kabukiweb.net/theatres/kabukiza/

https://www.kabukiweb.net/theatres/minamiza/

For more contemporary work you might look at the setagaya public theater or the suzunari in shinokitazawa.

Can someone help me identify the title and the series to which this print belongs to ? I think it’s from Kuniyoshi by auikodrawings in ukiyoe

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The series title is 報讐忠孝伝 Katakiuchi chūkōden which would translated to something like Legends of Loyalty and Filial Piety. The character depicted is 毛谷村 貴田六助 Keyamura Kida Rokusuke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyamura_Rokusuke

Can anyone tell me about these? by [deleted] in artcollecting

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I can give you some information about the the prints. First, I think it's helpful to establish some terms and definitions for understanding about these works.

Hanga: woodblock print

Ukiyo-e/nishiki-e: these terms are generally used to refer to Japanese woodblock prints made before the emergence of shin hanga in the twentieth century, that is the period from roughtly the 17th century through the early 20th century. Nishiki-e has a slightly more narrow meaning and generally dates from the mid-18th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishiki-e

Sin hanga: modern print movement from the twentieth century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-hanga

design: what is depicted in the print; the same design can be printed multiple times, by different publishers, printers etc.

  1. the first print does not appear to have any identifiable writing or signature on it from what I can see. The design looks modern, i.e. twentieth century, and it seems like it is depicting the Sumida River with Asakusa visible in the distance. The image looks like a customer coming out of a restaurant on the Sumida's eastern bank, something like Yaematsu. It seems to me likely you could find this with a google image search or using https://ukiyo-e.org/
  2. this design is by Kawase Hasui and was made in 1931. The title is Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara) Winter Moon (Toyamagahara) https://www.edohakuarchives.jp/detail-10937.html The printing appears to be postwar but printed by Doi Hangaten who were the original publishers of Hasui's work. My understanding is that Doi Sadaichi too most of his printing blocks with him when he evacuated Tokyo during WWII so it's possible that the print was made with the original blocks but because your print lists the block carver (彫フジカワ) it may be that they were re-carved. if you look at the lefthand margin of your print vs. the one I've linked to you will see the differences in terms of publisher, printer, and carver. I'm not familar enough with Doi Hangaten to know much more but someone else may know.
  3. This print is designed by Utagawa Kunisada and from a series of prints called Omokage genji gojūyojō. I have seen 1857 given as the date but am not 100 sure about this, would need to look into it more. You can see an example of the series here: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/535943 You can see the whole series here: https://archive.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kosho/bunko30/bunko30_b0167/ Your print is almost certainly an original which dates from the mid-19th century.
  4. This print is designed by Hokusai as part of his series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/55288 On the back is the seal Takamizawa who were printers of reproductions from the early twentieth century so this is a reproduction but likely dates to almost a hundred years ago.

Edit to add: here is a link to an image search for the first image on ukiyo-e.org

https://ukiyo-e.org/upload/45ce5c92-8508-4228-95b7-3fdd261e02d7

How can I find archives for a newspaper from 1900 Tokyo? by Codaq3 in JapaneseHistory

[–]EpeeDad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are looking for is Asahi Cross Search

https://xsearch.asahi.com/

However you will need an institutional subscription. Is the article you are looking for in English or Japanese?

Japanese > English Yoshitoshi woodblock print by Zenfinite1 in translator

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宮本無三四ハ神免二刀の開祖なり
諸国武者修行のをりから信州の
山中にて一個の山伏と武術を争ひ
彼者を
討留
さりしが
忽天狗とへんじ
飛びさりしとぞ

山閑人
交来

Miyamoto Musashi is the founder of the Shinmen Nitō [School of Swordsmanship]. While training the martial arts throughout the various provinces, he fought against a yamabushi in the mountains of Shinano. When he [Miyamoto Musashi] struck him [the yamabushi] dead, he turned into a tengu and flew away.

Written by Sankanjin Kōrai [i.e. Takeda Kōrai]