“Tea shop Entrance - Bun-no-suke”
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| © Gary-Donald Arts Fine prints on the internet since 2001 | |
“Tea shop Entrance - Bun-no-suke” |
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Inventory #: |
4735 | |
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Artist: |
Nishijima Katsuyuki | ||||
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Japanese, b. 1945 | ||||
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Woodblock | ||||
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Late 20th Century. Nishijima does not date his prints. | ||||
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Image area - 10 3/16" x 14 7/8" (25.9 x 37.8cm); Sheet size - 12 3/8” x 17 1/8” (31.4 x 43.5 cm) | ||||
Description: |
Edition of 500, this No. 258. Printed on a heavy weight cream wove paper. Signed “K Nishijima” lower right and titled lower center, numbered lower left, all in pencil. Red “Shima” seal in the image at lower right. | (click on image for photos) |
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Here we have the tea shop named Bun-no-suke in Kyoto. The signs of Sanmen-daikokuten (the god with three faces for good luck, fortune and success) who is believed to protect the 3 Buddhist Treasures (The Buddha, the law and the community of followers) and the sign of “ama-zake” (white sweet wine) dominate the entrance. The signs of Sanmen-daikoku are above the doorway and on the stone pillar. The tea house has been open since 1910 and is housed in a 200 year old building. | ||||
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Very good condition. Nice bright colors. Two small thin spots on the back side top edge where previous folio tabs were. Slightly embossed. Slightly wavy margins with a printing ink spot on the lower margin edge. The lower left sheet corner has two hard diagonal creases, one is 1” from the image corner and the other is 3/8” away from the image corner. The lower right sheet corner has a hard diagonal crease that is 1 1/4” away from the image corner. Not matted or mounted. | ||||
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$140 - free shipping in USA | Status: Available | |||