Palanquin Bearers

Fan design sample print, Kneeling Nudes

Japanese Color Woodblock Print 

Palanquin Bearers

by Morita Kakō, c. 1910/1930

Fan design sample print, Kneeling Nudes


IHL Cat. #2280

About This Print

Two palanquin bearers arrive in a village at night with their customer, a woman in a brown wrap. One of a number of prints created by Morita for the publishing house Kokkeidō sometime between c. 1910 to 1930. 



Print Details

 IHL Catalog
 #2280
 Title or Description Palanquin bearers (untitled)
 Artist Morita Kakō (active 1904 to 1930)
 Signature
Kakō 華香
 Seal Morita 森田 (see above)
 Publication Date c. 1910/1930
 Publisher
Akiyama Buemon 秋山武右衛門 (Kokkeidō 滑稽堂) [Marks: pub. ref. 005; seal not shown]

seal is unread
 Impression excellent
 Colors excellent
 Condition excellent - full size
 Genre shin hanga
 Miscellaneous 
 Format mitzugiri
 H x W Paper
 10 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (26.7 x 12.9 cm)
 H x W Image 10 1/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.6 x 12.1 cm)
 Literature
 
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last revision:
5/27/2020 created