Condition. The prints are in Fine condition. One woodblock plate (December) is loose from the mount. The upper right corner of the plate and frame on the January plate is bent and has a small tear. The woodblock print is not impacted by this. The folding case is in Good condition. It is weak along the seams and has numerous chips and tears along the edges.

 
Tokuriki Tomikichiro
Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., Ltd:
"Twelve Months of Kyoto", Kyoto, Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., LTD, undated but ca. 1960, folio of twelve woodblock prints in a wrap-around presentation folder. Each woodblock print is tipped to plate and that is framed by a thin mat which is tipped at the right or left on the plate. The plate size is 13 1/2 x 15 in (34 x 38 cm). The image area of the woodblock print is 9 3/4 x 11 in (25 x 28 cm). Each plate is numbered from 1 to 12 on the back.

The twelve plates are numbered titled on a information sheet found inside the top flap of presentation folder.

1. January: Snow Scene at the Byodoin Temple at Uji.
2. February: The annual festival of the Fushimi Inari.
3. March: Plum blossoms at the Kitano Shrine.
4. April: Arashiyama Park, a famous scenic resort.
5. May: The pagoda of Yasaka Shrine.
6. June: Rainy scene of the "Sen-ke," Japanese tea ceremony founder's house.
7. July: Gorgeous procession of "Yama-hoko" or the floats at the Gion Festival.
8. August: The Bonfire festival of the Daimonji Hill viewed from the Sanjo Bridge.
9. September: The old Imperial Palace.
10. October: The full-moon night at the gate of the Chion-in Monastery.
11. November: The Willow tree at the gate of Shimabara.
12. December; Snow scene at the Golden Pavilion.

The folio is not dated. I have seen it dated between 1930 and 1950. I believe the folio is from the late 1950s or early 1960s.

                          All Twelve Woodblock Plates

1. January: Snow Scene at the Byodoin Temple at Uji.


2. February: The annual festival of the Fushimi Inari.


3. March: Plum blossoms at the Kitano Shrine.


4. April: Arashiyama Park, a famous scenic resort.


5. May: The pagoda of Yasaka Shrine.


6. June: Rainy scene of the "Sen-ke," Japanese tea ceremony founder's house.


7. July: Gorgeous procession of "Yama-hoko" or the floats at the Gion Festival.


8. August: The Bonfire festival of the Daimonji Hill viewed from the Sanjo Bridge.


9. September: The old Imperial Palace.


10. October: The full-moon night at the gate of the Chion-in Monastery.


11. November: The Willow tree at the gate of Shimabara.


12. December; Snow scene at the Golden Pavilion.


Presentation Folder:


Information (inside top flap of wrap-around folder):



Japanese Woodblock Prints
"Twelve Months of Kyoto"
by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

[Listed above.]

Engraved and Printed by
Uchida Woodblock Printing Co., LTD.
Marutamachi St, Kawaramachi-Nishi
Kyoto, Japan

 
Books/Folios With Actual Color Woodblock Prints Illustrating the Process of Color Woodblock Printing:

• 1907, Process of Wood-Cut Printing, The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo, 127 pairs of prints.
• 1907, Process of Wood-Cut Printing Explained, The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo
• c1916-1938, Process of Wood-Cut Printing Explained, (Two Ladies in a Boat), The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo, more information here.
• c1920, Process of Wood-Cut Printing Explained (Lady Fishing), The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo, more information here.
• 1932, Multi-Coloured WoodBlocks (Beauty Playing with a Cat), The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo, more information here (30 color blocks).
• c1938, The Process of Wood-Cut Printing, Asaksa Temple, Doi Hangaten, Tokyo, more information here.
• c1940, Process of Wood-block Printing, Nishinomiya & Hasegawa, Inc, Tokyo, more information here.
• c1950, The Process of Wood-block Color Printing (Woman in Snow with Umbrella), Takamizawa Mokubansha., Tokyo, more information here.
• c1950, The Process of Wood-block Color Printing (Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella), Takamizawa Mokubansha., Tokyo, more information here.
• c1950, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Uchida Wood Block Printing Co. Ltd, Kyoto, more information here.
• c1950, The Process of Color-Block Printing (Fuji and Trees), S. Watanabe, Tokyo (Ginza), more information here.
• c1950, The Process of Color-Block Printing (Fuji and Wave), S. Watanabe, Tokyo (Ginza), more information here.
• c1953, Process of Wood-block Printing (Fuji and Wave), probably Nishinomiya/Hasegawa, Tokyo, more information here.
• c1953, Process of Wood-block Printing (Winter Scene with Temple & Lantern), probably Nishinomiya/Hasegawa, Tokyo, more information here.
• c1956, Process of Printing Wood Engraving, Unso-do Co., Kyoto, Harunobu, woman beating cloth, more information here.
• c1956, Process of Printing Wood Engraving, Unso-do Co., Kyoto, Utamaro, two women cooking from "One of Twelve Sketches of Handicraft Arts for Women," more information here.
• c1956, Process of Printing Wood Engraving, Unso-do Co., Kyoto, Utamaro, two women weaving cloth from "One of Twelve Sketches of Handicraft Arts for Women," more information here.
• c1956, Process of Printing Wood Engraving, Unso-do Co., Kyoto, Utamaro, "Waitress Okita from the Naniwaya Tearoom," more information here.
• c1956, The Japanese Wood-Print, Unso-do Co., Kyoto, pamphlet discussing history of the Japanese wood-print and the implements/methods of manufacture, more information here.
• c1963 The Process of Wood-block Color Printing, (Hiroshige's "Night Scene at Kambara"), H. Nakazawa, Tokyo, more information here.
• c1970, Process Book of Woodblock Printing (Walking in Snow), Uchida Uchida Art Co., Ltd., more information here.
• c1970, Process Book of Woodblock Printing (Two Children Playing), Uchida Uchida Art Co., Ltd., more information here.

 
Woodblock Print Books Available for Purchase (Process Books):

• 1932, Multi-Coloured WoodBlocks, (Beauty Playing with a Cat), The Shimbi Shoin, purchase here.
• 1938, Process of Wood-Cut Printing Explained, (Two Ladies in a Boat), The Shimbi Shoin, purchase here.
• c1956, Process of Printing Wood Engraving, Unso-do, Kyoto, Harunobu Suzuki, woman beating cloth, purchase here.
• c1956, Process of Printing Wood Engraving, Unso-do, Kyoto, Two Women Cooking from "One of Twelve Sketches of Handicraft Arts for Women," purchase here.
• c1970, Process Book of Woodblock Printing, Walking in the Snow, Uchida Uchida Art Co., Ltd., reddish brown boards, purchase here.

 
Miscellaneous Woodblock Print Books and Folios Available for Purchase (Other than Process Books):

• c1960, The Tokaido Fifty Three Stations by Hiroshige, Unso-do, Kyoto, purchase here.
• c1960, The Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai, Unso-do, Kyoto, purchase here (Fine/Fine).
• c1960, The Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai, Unso-do, Kyoto, purchase here (Fine/Very Good).
• c1960, Twelve Months of Kyoto, (folio of 12 woodblock prints), Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., Ltd, Kyoto, Tokuriki Tomikichiro, purchase here.
• c1960, Four Seasons of Tokyo, (folio of 4 woodblock prints with presentation folder) Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., Ltd, Kyoto, Tokuriki Tomikichiro, purchase here.
• c1960, Four Seasons of Tokyo, (folio of 4 woodblock prints without presentation folder) Uchida Wood Block Printing Co., Ltd, Kyoto, Tokuriki Tomikichiro, purchase here.