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SEIKO = Watanabe SEITEI, 1851 - 1918 ? (*)		Great Spotted Woodpecker on a Cherry Tree
		Signed:                     Seiko, with seal: Seiko Publisher:                Daikoku-ya Date:                         c. 1910 Size:                          shikishiban  (c. 27.5 x 28.5 cms / 10 7/8" x 11 1/4") Condition: EXCELLENT impression, color and condition. Two small paper hinges au verso. ref. no.: # 732897 - Sold -

Reference: (*) Andon, no. #76, 2004; p.40-51, ill. no.8. - In this article the identity of the hitherto unknown artist, SEIKO, is discussed, and the question is raised if he actually was the highly acclaimed artist, Watanabe Seitei. This assumption, a.o., is based on the great similarity of their styles, and the fact that nothing is known about an artist with the name of Seiko.

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