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La Confidente (The Confidant), from the Bat series


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Title

La Confidente (The Confidant), from the Bat series

Related Titles

original language: La Confidente

series (translated): Bat

translated: The Confidant

Artist

Paul Jacoulet (French, active Japan, 1902-1960)

Date

1942

Medium

color woodcut on paper

Edition

134/150

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 15 1/2 in x 11 7/8 in; sheet: 18 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in

Inscriptions & Markings

watermark: interlocking "P" and "J" above Japanese characters 若礼, verso Transliteration (Translation): jakurei ([Japanese characters indicating artist's name, "Jacoulet"]) Language: French; Japanese

edition: No. 134/150, printed in red ink within rectangular cartouche, verso; lower left

carver's mark: 剪田謙太郎刀, printed in black ink within rectangular cartouche, right margin, bottom Transliteration (Translation): Maeda Kentarō tō (carved [by] Maeda Kentarō) Language: Japanese

printer's mark: 藤井周之助摺, printed in black ink within rectangular cartouche, right margin, bottom Transliteration (Translation): Fujii Shūnosuke zuri (printed [by] Fujii Shūnosuke) Language: Japanese

title: La Confidente, inscribed in letterpress, bottom margin, right Translation: The Confidant Language: French

artist's seal: 若 [stylized], printed in red relief within bat-shaped cartouche, center right Transliteration (Translation): jaku ([seal of the artist Paul Jacoulet]) Language: Japanese

signature: Paul Jacoulet, printed in black ink, center right Language: French

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

French

Credit Line

Gift of Keith Bunnell

Accession Number

87.10.3

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

paper

relief printing

relief prints

woodcut

woodcuts

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