About This Print
A beautiful overlay of colors make up this under water view of a black sea creature swimming through a maze of colorful formations. At first I imagined that Shinagawa used paper blocks for much of this print, but the edition size of 100 speaks against this.
Print Details| IHL Catalog |
#893 |
| Title |
Denizen of the Lake Depths
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| Series |
N/A |
Artist
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Shinagawa Takumi (1908-2009)
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Signature
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pencil signed Takumi Shinagawa by artist in English |
| Seal |
none
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| Publication Date |
c. 1957 (per Carnegie Museum of Art)
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| Edition |
95 of 100
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| Publisher |
self-published |
| Impression |
excellent |
| Colors |
excellent |
| Condition |
good - printers fold in top center margin
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| Genre |
sosaku-hanga (creative print)
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Format |
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| H x W Paper |
17 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (45.1 x 60.6 cm) |
| H x W Image |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm)
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| Collections This Print |
Brooklyn Museum 79.13.8 (97 of 100); Carnegie Museum of Art 89.28.1246; Indianapolis Museum of Art IMA464630
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| Reference Literature |
Modern Japanese Prints: The Twentieth Century, Amanda T. Zehnder, Carnegie Museum of Art, 2009, p. 164.
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