Spring A
Ito Shinsui Catalogue

Spring A - Ito Shinsui Catalogue woodblock print
Artist
Ito Shinsui 伊東深水
English title
Spring A
Japanese title
Series
Date
Medium
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper size (h × w)
Nagaban 長判
50.4 × 25.3 cm
Image size (h × w)
49.2 × 24.4 cm
First edition seal
Subsequent seals
n/a
Edition size
100
Posthumously printed
No
Publisher
Watanabe Shozaburo 渡邊庄三郎
Carver
Printer
Subjects
Bijin-ga 美人画
Spring
Remarks
This first variant was Watanabe's first (failed) attempt at a mica backound. Its paper was unusually pulpy and not typical Echizen kizuki kozo.
According to Watanabe Shozaburo, approx 50 impressions made of this first state of Spring. These do indeed have low edition numbers.
Second state replaced mica background with darkened baren-sujizuri background and removed kimono striped-design.
Catalogue number
IS7
Supplementary images