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Takahashi Shōhachirō
Three Printed Frontispieces2012

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Print with two overlapping gray diamond shapes on white paper, centered text in Japanese and Roman script, reading 'EDITIONS SHIGETSUSHA 2012'
Printed dedication page on white paper, small block of centered serif text in the lower-middle portion reading a dedication to John Solt and citing a scholarly publication title in italics.
White page with a single line of small Japanese text centered in the upper-middle portion against a plain background.
Printed page with centered Japanese text in three lines on a white background, with small ruby annotation characters visible above one character.
Print on white paper featuring a thin blue spiral at center with Japanese characters along its path. Upper left shows a small ink figure walking with an umbrella. Two small red squares appear above the spiral and at bottom center, with a handwritten signature below.
Mixed-media print on white ground featuring a large circular collage of concentric rings layered with fragments of Japanese text, advertisements, and colorful printed ephemera, centered on a dark circular void. Upper left includes a small ink brushwork figure beneath an umbrella. A small green square and handwritten Latin script signature appear at the bottom.
Mixed-media composition on white ground featuring a large circular form with concentric rings in wood-grain texture, rendered in warm tan tones with dark outlines. Upper left shows a small ink figure walking with an umbrella; a small open square floats upper right; a solid black square sits below the circle. Handwritten script at bottom reads "take."
Colophon page with several lines of Japanese text centered on white paper, followed by a handwritten edition number "22/23" and a pencil signature, with "SHIGETSUSHA 2012" printed at the bottom.
Artist or Maker
Takahashi Shōhachirō
Japan, 1933-2014
Title
Three Printed Frontispieces
Date Made
2012
Medium
Three prints with printed presentation folders
Dimensions
a-h) Overall: 11 1/2 × 8 × 1/4 in. (29.21 × 20.32 × 0.64 cm) a) Outer printed paper slipcase, closed, closed: 11 1/2 × 8 × 1/4 in. (29.21 × 20.32 × 0.64 cm) b) Printed English-titled paper folder, closed, closed: 11 1/4 × 8 × 3/16 in. (28.58 × 20.32 × 0.48 cm) c) Printed Japanese-titled paper folder, closed, sheet: 11 1/4 × 17 in. (28.58 × 43.18 cm) d) Printed paper title page, sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.26 × 20 cm) e) Color print on paper [spiral], sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.26 × 20 cm) f) Color print on paper [circles in color], sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.26 × 20 cm) g) Color print on paper [circles in wood], sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.26 × 20 cm) h) Printed back page, sheet: 11 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.26 × 20 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John Solt
Accession Number
M.2014.15a-h
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art