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Hata Gate, Pekin by Katharine Jowett

Hata Gate, Pekin by Katharine Jowett

Hata Gate, Pekin

Katharine Jowett

Title

Hata Gate, Pekin

 
Artist

Katharine Jowett

  1890 - 1965 (biography)
Year
c. 1930  
Technique
color blockprint 
Image Size
7 7/8 x 5 1/2" image 
Signature
lower right, within image 
Edition Size
thought to be around 20 
Annotations
titled and signed in pencil, below image, on support sheet 
Reference
 
Paper
cream laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
JELI112 
Price
SOLD
Description

This is the Hata Men Gate in the Tartar Wall at the Chienmen Station, Beijing, China. Katharine Jowett is thought to have only produced around 20 prints, and of those very few were numbered editions.

Jowett' prints were different from traditional Japanese woodcuts and the woodcuts of her contemporaries in that she didn't use a keyblock; instead, she layered the colors on top of one another, producing a unique rich tone throughout.

This impression has no margins and is signed within the image at the lower right. It was adhered to a sheet of acidic paper and has been floated off.