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YUMEJI, Takehisa (1884 - 1934)		Snowy Night Legend
		Signed:           Yumeji and Matsunaga Yasuo (in pencil) Sealed:           Matsunaga Yasuo (the publisher of this re-careved edition) Published:      original design c. 1910-20; this version made in: 1986 Size:                c. 28.5 x 21 cms / 11 1/4" x 8 1/4" Limited editon no.: 281/300 Condition: EXCELLENT impression, color and condition. ref. no.: #753303 - Sold -

Takehisa YUMEJI became famous for his pictures (pintings, prints, books) expressing the particular feeling of the Taisho democracy, the Taisho romanticism. Next to classical depictions of young women wearing kimonos, we also find the type of 'modern' girl (moga) dressed in western clothes, self-conscious, but vulnerable at the same time. Also, the influence of the art deco style which found its way to Japan at the time is quite noticeable in Yumeji's work. Due to the artist's untimely death at the age of forty-nine, much of his work was first published or republished posthumously, as is the case with this print.

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