絵師: 水野年方
作品名: 5- Summer
日付: 1904
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Saturday, 7 July 2007 Title Evening Blossom - Brocades of the Capital - The Seasons and Their Fashions privately commissioned by Mitsuikoshi : provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate Artist Toshikata Mizuno 1866-1908 Signature Toshikata Seal artist's seal Dated 1904 Publisher Akiyama Buemon Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent Colors excellent - very good … silver colored metallic pigment Condition very good … paper toning, margins slightly soiled, several bumps and small folds on the right margin edge. Description "Mitsukoshi Gonomi; Miyako no Nishiki" (Brocades of the Capital). "The Seasons and Their Fashions,No. 5: Summer. "An Evening Blossom of Yakaiso (Ball Flower)". This series of 12 designs was commissioned by Mitsui Clothing Store. The Mitsui group (It has two well-known subsidiaries today. Mitsukoshi department store and Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank) was originated from the large dry goods store, Echigoya founded in 1673. It changed its name to "Mitsui Gofuku" in 1893. In order to promote its new image, they commissioned delightful 12 family portraits to Toshikata. Mitsui Clothing Store changed its name again to "Mitsukoshi" in 1904. They made another edition, this time under the name "Mitsukoshi". The edition by "Mitsukoshi" was featured in the reference book of the Muller Collection. Note provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate Format Oban yoko-e Width Item 14.8 inches = 37.5 cm Height Item 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm