The Chinese Gamblers – Jacoulet, Paul

The Chinese Gamblers – Jacoulet, Paul

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Two Chinese men are playing a dice game. The figures appear to float against an abstract background of bright yellow and orange-red. The subtle designs on the caps worn by the figures were achieved through masterful overprinting of grey on black and black lacquer on dark grey.

Seal of the carver, Kentaro Maeda, lower left margin. Paper embossed with Jacoulet imprint. Published: 7 June 1941. Slightly trimmed and toned.

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Dimensions

15.4"x11.5" + margins

Medium

Publisher

self-published

Series

Chinese

Signature

Signed in pencil lower right above the Sparrow seal

Date of Creation

Numbered

4/ 150? on reverse

Condition

Numbered

4/ 150? on reverse

Reference

UF George Smathers Libraries, Souvenirs of Modern Asia, The Prints of Paul Jacoulet