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Baren Digest              Thursday, 20 April 2000      Volume 11 : Number 979

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From: "Fell" <flyfish@swcp.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:07:12 -0700
Subject: [Baren 9365] infomation 

at my frame store a customer has brought in a woodcut that she bought in
Japan in 1957. it is titled "story of Genji" by ToyoKuni  1786-1864. anyone
know about this artist.......as a after thought . being in the frame
business for 25 years the conservation products have changed so much..you
would all be wise to check your collections .   just a thought..thanks frank
fell albq.nm

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From: Andrew Stevens <arsteven@facstaff.wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:49:52 -0500
Subject: [Baren 9366] Re: infomation 

Dear Frank,

I strongly suspect that what you have is a print by Utagawa Kunisada. Three 
reasons: The birth and death dates given are not those of Toyokuni, but 
Kunisada. After the passing of Toyokuni I and Toyokuni II, Kunisada 
inherits the right to use his mentor's name on his own prints, which he 
does for the latter half of his career. Finally, Kunisada did many images 
of various scenes of Genji (some in collaboration with Hiroshige I or II).

Talk about some colorful prints; some of these works are unbelievably 
raucous. Genji prints, which afforded the possibility of showing the life 
of a young courtier, seem to have been an excuse to pull out all the stops 
and create some especially wild color combinations.

Sebatian Izzard produced a really great catalog called "Kunisada's World" 
in 1993. I believe it's the most authoritative resource on Kunisada.

Drew

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From: jenvey@juno.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:57:35 -0500
Subject: [Baren 9367] Re: infomation 

Hello,

I posted a question on baren several months regarding information on a
combo litho-etching press and the response was very helpful.---Thank you.

I have another question that I am asking assistance and advice.

I framed some of my prints (approx. 3 years prior) and the hinges have
loosened and the prints has fallen in the frame. On my prior prints I had
used heavy archival tape that you moistened for the hinges. The problem
that I had with that was that after several months/years discoloration
began in the area of the tape hinges on some of the prints that were done
on a light japanese paper. So, thinking that I would eliminate that in
the future, the next prints that I framed, I used an archival linen tape
that you did not have to moisten (you peeled the back off from the tape
prior to adhering). Now this tape has pulled away from the matte/print
and Many of the prints have began to buckle from falling down in the
frames. The prints done on heavier paper such as Rives BFK have buckled
the most, but some of the japanese paper prints have also gotten in this
condition. Some of the prints are as large as 32" by 48".

My question, is do I take the prints out of the frames, moisten them with
an atomizer of water and put them under weights for the ones that are
heavier weight paper and the prints on  japanese, lighter paper, should I
 just put them under weights or what would you recommend??.

Would greatly appreciate any suggestions and advice.

Thank You

Jean Jenvey

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From: "Jean Eger" <jeaneger@LanMinds.Com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:55:52 -0700
Subject: [Baren 9368] Re:   Baren Digest V11 #978

WElcome Matthew.  It's great to have some monolithic ideas to remind us that
the youth are always nipping at our heels.  As for ephemera, you could print
on acidic paper.  That would garantee that the prints would not last very
long.   All these printmaking techniques were once mass-communication
methods, which were subsequently outmoded by new technology.  Pesently there
is actually a debate about whether computer prints are fine art printmaking.
We old geezers are pushed into editioning by lust for other people's prints
and the necessity to participate in print exchanges to get them.

Jean Eger

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From: agatha <agatha@uswest.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:17:19 -0700
Subject: [Baren 9370] Re: Baren Digest V11 #978 

welcome, Matthew.

Your printcube idea sounds very interesting.  What kind of timeline are you working with?  My advice to you would be to START NOW,
whenever I begin a project like that I am consistently amazed by how incredibly long it takes to complete.  Of course, I never
follow my own advice.  Anyhow, keep us posted on its progress and any problems you run into, maybe we can help you troubleshoot.  By
the way, I just graduated from Evergreen state college about a year ago, I don't know if you have heard of it.  It is a smallish
liberal arts college out here in Washington state.

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