Hamaguchi Yozo (b. 1909)

Aomurasaki iro no cho (Violet butterfly) Aoi kurumi (Blue walnut) Kohaku iro no kurumi (Amber walnut) Makigai (Spiral shell) Nude

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Hamaguchi Yozo (b. 1909)
Aomurasaki iro no cho (Violet butterfly)
Aoi kurumi (Blue walnut)
Kohaku iro no kurumi (Amber walnut)
Makigai (Spiral shell)
Nude
Mezzotint in colors first, second and third on Japanese paper, fourth mezzotint, fifth etching, each signed in pencil in Roman script hamaguchi, first n.d. [1982-89], numbered 69/145; second n.d. [1982-89], numbered 51/145; third n.d. [1982-89], numbered 55/145; fourth n.d. [1979], numbered 65/99; fifth n.d. [c. 1950], numbered 12/24 ép. d'art.--generally good condition, fifth, slightly stained around the image, tape stain on top, first, laid down, pencil inventory number on verso, fourth, pencil edition number lower left corner; third and fifth tape residue on verso, second, third and fifth with hinging tape on verso
3.7/8 x 3.7/8in. (9.8 x 9.9cm.); 4½ x 4½in. (11.6 x 11.5cm.); 5 x 5in. (12.5 x 12.5cm.); 8.3/8 x 5.7/8in. (21.4 x 15cm.); 3¾ x 3.1/8in. (9.6 x 8cm.) (5)

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For another impression of the first see Teien, pl. 134; for a variant impression of the first see M. Gallery, pl. 161; for another impression of the second see Teien, pl. 136; for another impression of the third see Teien, pl. 135; for a variant impression of the third see M. Gallery, pl. 160; for other impressions of the fourth see M. Gallery, no. 152; Teien, pl. 99; the fifth does not appear in M. Gallery or Teien catalogues.

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