About This Print

A  WWII view of an industrial area along the Sumida River, softened with the presence of the kimono-clad woman with parasol on the left and the sailboats on the river.  In the first half of 1942, around the time this print was produced, Japan reached the height of her power, but also suffered the first air raids on Tokyo and her first major defeats, e.g. Battle of Midway, in the latter half of the year.

This print, whose provenance is attributed to the Uchida family archives, is clearly a proof print using a different color scheme as compared with the released version below. The proof also leaves the title and Tokuriki's signature off and the gray border around the image is misregistered.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#620
Title	Sumida River (Sumidagawa 隅田川)
Series	the released print was included in the portfolio Eight Views of Tokyo (東京八景 Tokyo hakkei)
Artist	Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000)
Signature	unsigned
Seal
Date	1942
Edition	proof print
Publisher	Uchida Bijutsu Shoten   left: うちだ はん Uchida han seal  right: 内田美術書肆版 Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi (appearing in lower   right margin)
Printer
Impression	fair
Colors	excellent
Condition	good - printer ink marks scattered through clouds, misregistered border.  Consistent with being a proof print, not offered for sale.
Genre	shin hanga
Miscellaneous
Format	chūban
H x W Paper	8 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (21.3 x 28.6 cm)
H x W Image	7 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (19.1 x 25.7 cm)
Collections This Print	Carnegie Museum of Art 89.28.1357.5
Reference Literature	Modern Japanese Prints: The Twentieth Century, Amanda T. Zehnder, Carnegie Museum of Art, 2009, p. 177.

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