Caption

Nine Japanese motifs, possibly fans, print, annotation: 'imprimé pour m. Burty, Spécimen d'impression, Guerard', printmaker: Henri Charles Guérard, dedicated by: Henri Charles Guérard, dedicated to: Philippe Burty, 1856 - 1897, Henri Charles Guérard, Philippe Burty, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, printed from nine plates on red and yellow colored paper, height 233 mm x width 165 mm, fan, song-birds: swallow, A pale pink mottled background with a vertical arrangement of eleven small pale panels in various rounded shapes, each panel containing fine dark ink drawings; at the top left a small round panel shows a seated figure in loose clothing with one arm raised, and near it a small round spot of ink; to the right a long rounded rectangle panel depicts several standing and seated figures in robes, one with a tall hat and another pointing; below left a wide rounded rectangle shows a figure bending over a low structure with a gnarled tree branch arching across the panel; to its right a small fan-shaped panel contains a figure kneeling beside flowers and a small basket; beneath these, a small curved fan panel at left shows a bird in flight and a decorative wave motif, while a rounded oval next to it contains three expressive heads and upper bodies with exaggerated facial features; below left a round panel depicts a seated figure holding an object over a shallow bowl; to the right a large fan-shaped panel shows a flowering branch with leaves and blossoms; lower right a horizontal rounded rectangle contains an arrangement of woven objects and a sprig with leaves and a ribbon; faint pencil marks appear near the bottom edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_244

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Rights managed

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34.0Mb (8.0Mb) / 9.5in x 13.9in / 2842 x 4177 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nine Japanese motifs fans print annotation imprimé pour m Burty Spécimen d'impression Guerard printmaker Henri Charles Guérard dedicated Philippe Burty 1856 - 1897 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed nine plates red yellow colored height 233 mm x width 165 mm fan song-birds swallow pale pink mottled background vertical arrangement eleven small pale panels various rounded shapes panel containing fine dark ink drawings top left small round panel seated figure loose clothing arm raised near small round spot right long rectangle panel depicts several standing seated figures robes tall hat another pointing left wide rectangle figure bending low structure gnarled tree branch arching across small fan-shaped panel contains figure kneeling beside flowers small basket beneath small curved fan panel bird flight decorative wave motif rounded oval next contains three expressive heads upper bodies exaggerated facial features round panel depicts seated figure holding object shallow bowl large fan-shaped panel flowering branch leaves blossoms lower right horizontal rectangle contains arrangement woven objects sprig ribbon faint pencil marks bottom edge