Shima Tamami (島珠実) - Japanese Woodblock Print, Fish, Two Fish - 1961 - Sold
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- Description
- Shima Tamami (島珠実) (1937-1999)
| Type of artwork | Prints (signed) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Technique | Wood/Linocut |
| Support | Paper |
| Style | Oriental |
| Subject | Animals |
| Framed | Only in Passe-partout |
| Dimensions | 36 x 25.5 cm (h x w) |
| Passe-partout | 51.5 x 38 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Hand signed |
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- A 1961 woodcut by Japanese artist Shima Tamami (1937-1999).
-Signed and dated in pencil.
-Not framed, but behind a passe-partout.
-Dimensions: Passe-partout, 51½ x 38 cm. Sheet, 41 x 30 cm. Image / woodcut, 36 x 25½ cm.
-Origin: From the estate of Rob Mevius (1948-2024).
-Condition: The woodcut is in good condition. The colours seem to have faded somewhat due to the ravages of time. The passe-partout is yellowed at the edges.
Please also see the photos for your own impression.
Information about the artist:
Shima Tamami (島珠実) (Hirosaki, August 11, 1937 – 1999, United States) was a Japanese artist and woodblock print maker.
-Education: She graduated from the Women's College of Fine Arts in Tokyo in 1958 and became a member of the Women's Print Association (Jōryū Hanga Kyōkai) in 1959.
In 1962 she won a travel grant to the United States to have her print Tori B (Bird B) included in James Michener's influential 1962 book and print portfolio, “The Modern Japanese Print, An Appreciation.” In his book, James Michener writes of the two female artists included in the portfolio, Iwami Reika (b. 1927) and Shima Tamami: "...for two women to win prizes in a competition such as this is no small triumph. It has never been easy for women to achieve prominence in Japanese art, and for two such young women to have done so is a remarkable achievement."
Shima Tamami was active as a printmaker for only about ten years, with most of her work produced between 1959 and 1962. No more prints by her appeared after 1965. She moved to the United States and is said to have married an artist.
Shima Tamami's designs are notable for their use of texture and especially for combining several striking wood grain patterns in one image. Her prints from the 1960s often feature imaginative images of birds, horses and landscapes.
Handling :
-The work can be picked up in Amsterdam.
-The work can be sent by registered mail via PostNL.
Postage costs :
-Within the Netherlands: 10.00 euros.
-To Belgium, Germany, France, Italy: 15.00 euros.
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| Condition | Good | ||||||||||
| The woodcut is in good condition. The colours seem to have faded somewhat due to the ravages of time. The passe-partout is yellowed at the edges. See also the photos for your own impression. | |||||||||||
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| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Amsterdam, The Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||||
| Price | > 10KG or bigger than 1.00 x 0.50 meter
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