Hana to naraba ya 花とならばや

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Japanese Color Woodblock Print

Hana to naraba ya 花とならばや

by Takehisa Yumeji, undated

(after an earlier 1920 design)

The Rising Moon from the series A Collection of Takehisa Yumeji's Pictures in Woodblock Print

IHL Cat. #1256

About This Print

This undated print is a woodblock reproduction of a 1920 design by the artist created for the music publisher Senoo Ongaku Shuppansha. The song title, in the left column in the upper right of the print, transcribes as:

花とならばや

Hana to naraba ya

The caption モツアル卜作曲 below the catalog raisonne entry below states the lyrics have been set to a composition by Mozart. The line above reading 惟一くらぶ作歌 , seems to indicate the work was created for a song or poetry club. The catalog raissonee indicates the song sheet was the 15th in a series of 35 ballads published by this club.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#1256
Title	Hana to naraba ya 花とならばや
Series	originally appeared in the poetry book Samisen-kusa
Artist	Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934)
Signature	unsigned
Seal	artist's seal
Publication Date	Originally 1920, this edition unknown but likely after WWII
Edition	see above
Publisher	originally Senoo (Senow) Ongaku Shuppansha; this print unknown
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	excellent
Genre	fukusei hanga
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Format
H x W Paper	10 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. (25.9 x 18.4 cm)
H x W Image	9 1/16 x 5 9/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 cm)
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