{"product_id":"ishizaki-shigetoshi-石崎重利-itsukushima-shrine-in-miyajima-宮しま-宮島","title":"Ishizaki Shigetoshi 石崎重利: Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima  宮しま 宮島","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eIshizaki Shigetoshi 石崎重利 (1901-1999)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eItsukushima Shrine in Miyajima\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e宮しま 宮島  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1940\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 Views of New Japan 新日本百景 (Shin Nihon Hyakkei)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eView of the famous “floating” torii at Itsukushima (Miyajima) Shrine, as seen from the colonnade of the shrine itself, overlooking Matsushima Bay. It is approaching dark, and the lamp suspended into in the center of the composition glows a warm yellow. The rails and columns create something like a second frame of our view. The vermilion colors of the shrine have darkened to deep blue in the increasing shadows, and we see what looks like the outline of a deer resting on the beach. The structure of the current torii dates to 1875, although there has been one on this site since 1168. This work bears the artist’s name in pencil at lower right; it is very possible that this was written by the artist himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThirty-three artists contributed to this planned series of one hundred works, all members of the Nihon Hanga Kyôkai (Japan Woodblock Print Association). The first work was produced in December of 1938, and the series was halted after publishing  thirty-nine works, in 1941. There were two artist\/editors of the set: numbers 1-9 were by Fujimori Shizuo and Maekawa Senpan took over for numbers 10-39. According to the Art Gallery of New South Wales website, publication of this series was stopped by the Japanese authorities during WWII because they feared that the interior of Japan would become known to its enemies. This would not be surprising given the paranoia of wartime, but it is also probable that there were other factors, including limited supplies and artists conscripted into the war machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShigetoshi was born in Aichi prefecture and studied with Hiratsuka Un’ichi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent impression, color and condition. \u003c\/span\u003eA couple of tiny wrinkles top margin from original mount. Never framed. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 25 x 32.8 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ishizaki Shigetoshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42530457747538,"sku":"SNH012","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/SNH012.jpg?v=1785471825","url":"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/ja\/products\/ishizaki-shigetoshi-%e7%9f%b3%e5%b4%8e%e9%87%8d%e5%88%a9-itsukushima-shrine-in-miyajima-%e5%ae%ae%e3%81%97%e3%81%be-%e5%ae%ae%e5%b3%b6","provider":"Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}