About This Print
Fujimori, a founding member of the Nihon Hanga Kyōkai (Japan Print Association) in 1931, contributed this print of a cricket on a branch to the 2601 calendar issued by the JPA. 2601, counting since the mythical beginning of Japan in 660 BCE, translates to 1941, a year that would find Japan attacking Pearl Harbor in December.The JPA calendars were issued from Showa 11 (1936) through Showa 19 (1944).
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Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2019 |
| Title or Description | 二月 February |
| Series | from the 1941 calendar issued by the Nihon Hanga Kyōkai 日本版画協会 |
| Artist | Fujimori Shizuo (1891-1943) |
| Signature | not signed |
| Seal |  |
| Date | 1941 |
| Edition | first and only edition (not numbered) |
| Publisher | Nihon Hanga Kyōkai 日本版画協会 |
| Carver | self-carved |
| Printer | likely by the Japan Print Association |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - horizontal center fold; light handling creases |
| Genre | sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 9 3/4 x 4 15/16 in. (11.4 x 15.2 cm) |
| H x W Image | 9 x 4 1/8 in. (9.5 x 13.3 cm) |
| Collections This Print | The Agency for Cultural Affairs - Cultural Heritage Online http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/222706 |
| Reference Literature | |
5/21/2021
created 2/15/2019
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