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Ito Shinsui
Couple Embracing in Street at Night

1928

About the Item

Sumi ink drawing, c. 1928 Signed in the lower right corner (see detail) Original illustration for the novel "Gunmo" (Hoi Polloi or Blind and Foolish Masses), volume 4 in the "Complete Works of Burafu Nakamura." Nakamura, a popular Japanese novelist and playwright, lived from 1886-1949. Framed in acid free rag matting, OP3 Acrylic and a rounded corner metal leaf frame Sight size: 6-3/4 x 5-3/8" Frame size: 14-5/8 x 12-5/8 x 3/4" Shinsui Itō (Japanese: 伊東 深水, romanized: Itō Shinsui; 4 February 1898 – 8 May 1972) was the pseudonym of a Nihonga painter and ukiyo-e woodblock print artist in Taishō- and Shōwa-period Japan. He was one of the great names of the shin-hanga art movement, which revitalized the traditional art after it began to decline with the advent of photography in the early 20th century. His real name was Itō Hajime (Japanese: 伊東 一). Courtesy of Wikipedia
  • Creator:
    Ito Shinsui (1898 - 1972, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    1928
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Width: 5.375 in (13.66 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent Archival framing and presentation.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: UK10731stDibs: LU1406173332
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