Reproduction of Two Women in a Snow Storm in porfolio

Name/Title

Reproduction of Two Women in a Snow Storm in porfolio

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 171

Description

bijin-ga print in black, white, grey, and yellow. Two women are walking in the snow holding a yellow parasol.

Type of Print

Color lithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信

Attribution

After

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Hanns Krenz

Date made

1940

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Berlin

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

front cover center

Transcription

1940

Material/Technique

Printed, Ink

Type

Inscription

Location

center left interior

Transcription

Den schosen japanischen Holzschnitt, den ich im Laufe der Jahre erwarb, widme ich in dieser Reproduktion meinen Freunden und Bekannten mit herzlichen Wunschen fur ein gutes neues Jahr Hanns Krenz Berlin W62 Nettelbeckstrasse 7/8

Language

German

Translation

I dedicate this reproduction of a beautiful Japanese woodcut that I acquired over the years to my friends and acquaintances with warm wishes for a happy new year Hanns Krenz Berlin W62 Nettlebeck St. 7/8

Material/Technique

Printed

Notes

dedication and address for Hanns Krenz's gallery

Type

Inscription

Location

lower right interior

Transcription

Suzuki Harunobu 1725-1770 "zöge doch unser aller Zukunfitsdenken so frei aus und so zart."

Language

German

Translation

Suzuki Harunobu 1725-1770 "If only our future thoughts were so free and delicate."

Material/Technique

Printed, Ink

Type

Monogram

Location

recto lower right corner

Transcription

[4HD]

Material/Technique

Printed, Ink

Notes

Likely the publisher but could not find a reference

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Height

9 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Image

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries