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Old House, Malacca (aka: Old Chinese House, Malacca) by Elizabeth Keith

Old House, Malacca (aka: Old Chinese House, Malacca) by Elizabeth Keith

Old House, Malacca (aka: Old Chinese House, Malacca)

Elizabeth Keith

Title

Old House, Malacca (aka: Old Chinese House, Malacca)

 
Artist

Elizabeth Keith

  1887 - 1956 (biography)
Year
1925  
Technique
color woodcut 
Image Size
14 13/16 x 9 15/16" image size 
Signature
red crayon, lower right image 
Edition Size
Rare! edition planned at 100, fewer than 20 known. 
Annotations
titled in pencil on verso "Old Chinese House. Malacca." 
Reference
Miles 92 
Paper
antique-white laid Japanese hosho 
State
published 
Publisher
Watanabe 
Inventory ID
LEAR111 
Price
SOLD
Description

The Miles catalogue raisonne states: 'This popular subject was reprinted several times until 1936. Edition 100, not fully printed...Fewer than 20 known."

This impression is titled by the artist in pencil on the verso.

Malacca (Malay: Melaka), dubbed "The Historic State", is the third smallest Malaysian state after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Straits of Malacca and Muar the Royal City. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor to the south.

The capital is Malacca City, which is 148 kilometres (92 miles) south east of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, 235 kilometres (146 miles) north west of Johor's largest city Johor Bahru, and 95 km (59 miles) north west of Johor's second largest city, Batu Pahat. This historical city centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 7 July 2008. (Wikipedia)