About This Print
One of at least six prints in a series depicting various aspects of Korean life. While published in the 1950s, the scenes are reminiscent of the time of the artist's residency in Korea from 1909 through the end of its colonization by Japan in 1945. In this print we see a scene much like that shown in the below c. 1910 postcard of Taedongmun Street in Pyongyang with Taedongmun Gate built in mid-6th century in the distance.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1361 |
| Title/Description | Castle Gate (note: a descriptive title as print itself is untitled) |
| Series | Korean Life 韓国の生活 (series title also seen as 朝鮮風俗 "Korean Customs") Series title in Korean is 조선 풍속. |
| Artist | Hiyoshi Mamoru (1885-?) |
| Signature | not signed |
| Seal |  |
| Date | after 1952 |
| Edition | later edition; first editions in this series are marked as such and dated to 1951-1952 |
| Publisher |   Shinagawa seal in lower right of image beneath Mamoru seal |
| Carver |  |
| Printer |  |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - light overall toning; two tape remnants from previous mounting top margin verso |
| Genre | shin hanga |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | oban yoko-e |
| H x W Paper | 10 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (26.7 x 39.1 cm) |
| H x W Image | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 in. (23.8 x 36.2 cm) |
| Collections This Print | National Folk Museum of Korea Collection No. 민속062740 |
| Reference Literature |
6/23/2020
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