April 23, 2024
1934 Christmas Seal Woodblock Print Elizabeth Kieth "Mother and Child" Korean
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GUIDANCE - IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY THIS ITEM I RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT I PRACTICE FROM GOING THROUGH OUR MAIL SYSTEM. WHEN THE ITEMS ARRIVES PLACE IN PLASTIC BAG AND STORE IN BASEMENT OR OUTBUILDING FOR A WEEK OR MORE - YOU CAN THEN HAVE AN ITEM THAT YOU CAN ENJOY IN THE FUTURE!VERY RARE- IMAGE ON FRONT -PAPER FOLD OUT THEN INSIDE BLANK AND REAR PAGE BLANK.MEASURES 3 AND 3/8THS BY 5 AND 3/8THS ON THIN PAPER.MY GREAT AUNT WAS A MISSIONARY IN KOREA AND BROUGHT THIS BACK WITH HER.Elizabeth Keith's (1887-1956) woodblock "Mother and Child" prints served as the basis for Korean Christmas seals: this one (in 1934).EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE.Christmas Seal Woodblock Original Print Elizabeth Kieth (FROM WIKIPEDIA)Keith was born in Aberdeenshire , Scotland. [1] Her work consists of prints depicting Asian life and culture, a fascination she acquired when she traveled to Tokyo at the age of 28 and remained for nine years. In her first year in Japan, she had a small exhibition with caricatures of foreign residents in Tokyo. From a trip to Korea she brought some watercolors back. Watanabe, the Shin Hanga publisher saw these at an exhibition and convinced Keith to transform one into a woodblock print - a view of the East Gate in Seoul. [1] She would continue her travels throughout Asia, visiting China, Korea, and the Philippines,
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