About This Print
A collector of old foreign language books, Kawakami loved depicting the objects he found in them. This untitled and undated print uses a number of the artist's favorite objects - lamps, jars, a clock, and geisha. In addition to numerous prints depicting these objects, Kawakami devoted an entire book to the lamp ( ranpu ランプ) as can be seen in the below images.
Lamp by Kawakami Sumio (ランプ 川上澄生)
Print Details
| IHL Catalog |
#959 |
| Title |
untitled (Lamps, jars, clock, geisha)
|
| Series |
n/a |
Artist
|
Sumio Kawakami 川上澄生 (1895-1972)
|
Signature
|
川上澄夫 artist's name is penciled on verso
|
| Seal |
Sumi seal
|
| Publication Date |
not dated (likely c. 1950s-1960s)
|
| Edition |
unknown |
| Publisher |
self-published |
| Impression |
excellent |
| Colors |
excellent |
| Condition |
excellent - slight wrinkling
|
| Genre |
sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous |
|
| Format |
|
| H x W Paper |
11 x 7 3/4 in. (27.9 x 19.7 cm) |
| H x W Image |
4 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (12.1 x 27.3 cm)
|
| Collections This Print |
|
| Reference Literature |
|
|
