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Golden Gate Bridge in Fog (Kiri no kinmonkyo) | Showa period, 20th century

A woodblock print by Tsuruoka Kakunen from 1937 depicting the Golden Gate Bridge in fog. The work features both Japanese and Roman script signatures, seals, and a publisher's mark indicating copyright by Tsuruoka Tokutaro.

Medium: woodblock print, printed signature in Japanese Kakunen andsealed Tsuru, and in pencil in Roman script Kakunen Tsuruoka, sealed Tsuruoka, publisher's mark to lower left margin Hanken shoyu Tsuruoka Tokutaro [copyright reserved, Tsuruoka Tokutaro], dated in Japanese Sen kyuhyaku sanju nananen hachigatsu (August, 1937)
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

May 3, 2023

Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000

Lot 43

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woodblock print, printed signature in Japanese Kakunen andsealed Tsuru, and in pencil in Roman script Kakunen Tsuruoka, sealed Tsuruoka, publisher's mark to lower left margin Hanken shoyu Tsuruoka Tokutaro [copyright reserved, Tsuruoka Tokutaro], dated in Japanese Sen kyuhyaku sanju nananen hachigatsu (August, 1937)

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Golden Gate Bridge in Fog (Kiri no kinmonkyo) | Showa period, 20th century

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