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.
Postcard "The Korean Market Crowded with White Dressed Koreans, Heijo," 1921
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1684 |
| Title/Description | Korean Market Town (note: this 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 |   Kyoto Hangain 版元 京都版画院 [Marks: pub. ref. 284; seal 25-485] |
| Carver |  |
| Printer |  |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - mounted in its original folder |
| Genre | shin hanga |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | oban yoko-e |
| H x W Paper | 11 7/16 x 16 in. (29.1 x 40.6 cm) |
| H x W Image | 9 3/8 x 14 3/16 in. (23.8 x 36 cm) |
| Collections This Print | National Folk Museum of Korea Collection No. 민속062738 |
| Reference Literature | |
6/23/2020
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