[Maria Gab? ?????, publisher] — Kanji Sh?Hin Gash? ??????

1933. Kanji Sh?hin Gash? ?????? [Maria Gab? ?????, publisher] [Kyoto] [Showa 8 (1933)] [Flowers, Botanical]. Kanji Sh?hin Gash? [Kyoto], [Maria Gab? ?????, publisher], [Showa 8 (1933)]. 15 oblong color woodblock prints of flowers 29.5 x 41.6 cm, many in fan format. Maria Gab? ????? was a very skilled woodblock printing house in the 1930s. Their aesthetic sense differs from others of the period; the palette is subtler, the printing more "boneless" - overall a more painterly effect is achieved in this group of prints by two of the most celebrated Kyoto artists of the day, Kobayashi Kanji ???? (1892-1974) and Matsumura Suiho ????. Here, publisher Maria Gab? has created prints embellished with all the effects of a deluxe production, with bokashi, mica, overprinting and other techniques. Kobayashi Kanji ???? (1892-1974) was born in Nagasaki prefecture and studied under established artist Araki Jippo ???? (1872-1944), graduating from Kyoto Municipal Painting College ?????????? (now Kyoto City University of Arts ??????). In Taisho 14 [1925] he was awarded a prize for his painting of a Chinese peony in the annual prestigious art exhibition Teikokubijutsuin ???????? [Imperial Art Academy Exhibition]. He was known particularly for his bird and flower paintings. Matsumura Suiho ???? was a painting teacher and a designer of kimono patterns. The original ribbon-bound boards with printed paper title label are worn, yet the prints themselves are very good. Maria Gab? productions have almost always been broken up for the prints, so this is a very unusual collection. Complete. .