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Yamamura Koka (Toyonari) — Dancing at the New Carlton Hotel, Shanghai | Taisho period, early 20th century

Yamamura Koka (Toyonari)

Dancing at the New Carlton Hotel, Shanghai | Taisho period, early 20th century

A modernist woodblock print capturing a vibrant dance scene at Shanghai's fashionable Carlton Hotel during the Taisho period, reflecting the cosmopolitan cultural exchange of early 20th century Japan. The work exemplifies the artist's engagement with contemporary urban leisure culture.

Medium
woodblock print, artist’s seal Tomonari to upper left margin, dated 1924 and sealed beneath Koka, published by Yamamura Koka Hanga Kankokai (Publishing Committee for Yamamura Koka's Prints)
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Japanese Prints

December 6, 2021

Estimate: $7,000 – $9,000

Lot 164

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Yamamura Koka (Toyonari), Dancing at the New Carlton Hotel, Shanghai | Taisho period, early 20th century

A modernist woodblock print capturing a vibrant dance scene at Shanghai's fashionable Carlton Hotel during the Taisho period, reflecting the cosmopolitan cultural exchange of early 20th century Japan. The work exemplifies the artist's engagement with contemporary urban leisure culture.

Medium
woodblock print, artist’s seal Tomonari to upper left margin, dated 1924 and sealed beneath Koka, published by Yamamura Koka Hanga Kankokai (Publishing Committee for Yamamura Koka's Prints)
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Shanghai, Modernist, Japanese Art, Taisho Period, Dance, Yamamura Koka, Woodblock Print, 1924