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Q Ei, whose early work was done under his real name of Hideo Sugita, was born in Miyazaki Prefecture in 1911. At age 15, his criticism started appearing in the art magazines "Atelier" and "Mizue". Q Ei’s first collection of photo-dessins, was published in 1936 as "The Reason for Sleep" (Nemuri No Riyu). In 1937, he set up the art organization "Free Art Association" (Jiyu Bijutsu Kyokai). As to criticize the established public group and Japan art world, he set up "Democratic Artists Association" in 1951. |
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Q Ei had great influence among the young Japanese artists at that time such as Ay-O, Masuo IKEDA, Yukihisa ISOBE, On KAWARA, and Eikoh HOSOE. He challenged various medium such as oil paintings, photo-dessins, prints, and created a unique world of art. He died in 1960 at the age of 48. |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Year unknown Photo-dessin (photogram) 45.2×55.7cm |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Photo-dessin 25.5×20.2cm |
![]() "Title Unknown" Photo-dessin 28.4×22.0cm |
![]() "Title Unknown" Photo-dessin 21.0×27.2cm |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Spray on paper 22.8×29.8cm |
![]() "Title Unknown" Pencil on paper 17.5×24.3cm |
![]() "Drawing of Love'35" Ink on paper 21.3×15.0cm |
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From "Reason of Sleep (set of 10 works) *set of 9 works (1 work missing) | |||||||
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 23.5×21.8cm Ed.40 |
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 21.8×26.9cm Ed.40 |
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 21.9×22.0cm Ed.40 |
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![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 21.6×23.6cm Ed.40 |
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 23.9×21.9cm Ed.40 |
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 21.7×26.8cm Ed.40 |
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![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 25.4×21.0cm Ed.40 |
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 22.0×27.4cm Ed.40 |
![]() from "Reason of Sleep" 1936 Photo-dessin (Photogram) 22.0×23.3cm Ed.40 |
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"Midday Dream" (set of 9 works) | |||||||
From "Midday Dream" "Walk" 1951 11.0x13.5cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
From "Midday Dream" "Spinning disc" 1951 10.7x14.0cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
From "Midday Dream" "Children of the night" 1951 10.8x14.0cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
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From "Midday Dream" "Go home, go home" 1951 11.0x13.6cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
From "Midday Dream" "Conversation" 1951 11.0x14.0cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
From "Midday Dream" "Autumn sonata" 1951 14.0x11.0cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
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From "Midday Dream" "Dining table" 1951 11.0x13.5cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
From "Midday Dream" "White horse in a dream" 1951 11.2x14.1cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
From "Midday Dream" "History of the hill" 1951 11.2x13.8cm Ed.100 Set of 9 photo-dessins |
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![]() "Title Unknown" 1937 Pencil and spray Image size: 25.5x21.5cm Sheet size: 28.5x25.0cm Signed |
![]() "Title Unknown" c. 1936 Sprayed on paper 27.4x23.0cm Stamp signed |
![]() "Title Unknown" Sprayed on Paper Image size: 35.5x31.2cm Sheet size: 39.7x31.2cm Stamp signed Works on both sides. |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Watercolor on paper Imae size:24.0x14.5cm Sheet size:31.0x22.5cm Signed (Drawing on the back) |
![]() "Title Unknown" Sprayed on Paper 29.2x19.3cm Signed by Sugita Miyako on the back |
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![]() "Target" 1956 Water colors, pencil Image size: 23.3x19.8cm Sheet size: 28.0x24.2cm Signed and dated |
![]() "Title Unknown" 1954 watercolor on paper 19.0x14.0cm Signed |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Pen on Paper 18.4x11.8cm |
![]() "Title Unknown" Pencil on Paper 10.4x8.0cm |
![]() "Title Unknown" 1951 Pencil on Paper 23.3x14.9cm Dated on the back |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Pen on Paper 12.5x22.2cm Signed |
![]() "From dessin collection of love" 1935 Pen on paper Sheet size: 21.4x14.6cm Written "made in 1935 (Collection of love dessin)" on the back |
"Title Unknown" Pen on paper Sheet size: 28.0x23.5cm Stamp signed |
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![]() "Title Unknown" Pen on paper 11.5x15.0cm Signed |
![]() "CARNET CROQUIS" (1) Sketch book 28.5x24.7cm Pencil and stamp signed |
![]() "CARNET CROQUIS" (2) Sketch book 28.5x24.7cm Pencil and stamp signed |
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![]() "Hunting" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 38.0×54.0cm Sheet size: 49.4×65.8cm Ed.10 Signed *Raissone No.144 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Pierrot on the stage" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 51.5×41.0cm Sheet size: 66.0×49.5cm Ed.20 Titled on back with signature of Sugita Miyako (Ei Q's wife) *Raissone No.141 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Little love" 1957 Lithograph Image size:25.0×40.5cm Sheet size:38.5×41.0cm Ed.20 Signed *Raissone No.95 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
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![]() "Life of bugs" 1957 Lithograph Image size:38.0x27.0cm Sheet size:54.2x38.1cm Ed. 20 (19/20) Signed *Raissone No.105 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Dot play" 1957 Lithograph Image size:42.5x30.0cm Sheet size:56.0x37.2cm Ed. limited to EP (?) Signed *Raissone No.83 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Ant's footprints" 1956 Lithograph Image size: 35.5x22.5cm Sheet size: 54.0x39.0cm Ed.22 Stamped |
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![]() "Mischief" 1956 Lithograph Image size:45.0x30.0cm Sheet size:54.5x38.5cm Ed.13 (8/13) Signed *Raissone No.57 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Construction site" 1957 Lithograph Image size:38.0x25.0cm Sheet size:54.8x38.5cm Ed. 10 (9/10) Titled on back with signature of Sugita Miyako (Ei Q's wife) *Raissone No.133 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Blue sonata" 1956 Lithograph Image size:40.0x25.0cm Sheet size:54.5x38.7cm Titled on back with signature of Sugita Miyako (Ei Q's wife) *Raissone No.55 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
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![]() "Profile" 1951 Lithograph Image size: 22.0x17.0cm Sheet size: 27.0x23.0cm Ed.4 Signed |
![]() "Morning table" 1956 Lithograph Image size: 40.0x28.0cm Sheet size: 56.0x37.6cm Ed.5 Signed |
![]() "Bell's sound" 1957 Lithograph 38.0x26.0cm Ed.20 Stamp signed *Raisonne No.109 |
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![]() "Fly" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 40.0x27.0cm Sheet size: 54.2x28.4cm Ed.50 Signed |
![]() "Hill" 1956 Lithograph Image size: 38.5x29.0cm Sheet size: 54.4x38.3cm Ed.12 Signed |
![]() "Take off" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 32.0x21.0cm Sheet size: 54.3x38.5cm Ed.22 (A.P.) Signed |
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![]() "Night of the ball" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 30.5x22.0cm Sheet size: 38.5x26.9cm |
![]() "Sunday" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 37.0x51.0cm Sheet size: 48.5x66.5cm Signed |
![]() "Cloud" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 35.0×51.0cm Sheet size: 49.5×66.0cm Ed. 20 Signed *Raissone No.145 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
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![]() "Pierrot" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 40.0×26.0cm Image size: 55.0×39.5cm Ed.25 Signed *Raissone No.84 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
![]() "Drama in the forest" 1956 Lithograph Image size: 24.5x41.0cm Sheet size: 38.6x54.5cm Ed.20 Signed |
![]() "Kazari" 1956 Lithograph 36.0x24.5cm Ed.8 Endorsement by Sugita Miyako *Raisonne No.51 |
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"Landing" 1957 Lithograph Image size: 46.3x30.2cm Frame size: 62x47cm Ed.20 Signed by the artist and dated *Raisonne No.97 |
![]() "Garden" 1957 Lithograph 33.5x21.0cm E.P. Signed |
![]() "June" 1957 Lithograph 33.5x23.0cm Ed.22 Signed |
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![]() "Parasol" 1956 Lithograph 36.0x23.0cm Ed.5 Signed by Miyako TANIGUCHI on th back *Raisonne No.14 |
![]() "Skate" 1956 Lithograph 35.5x25.5cm Ed.10 Signed by Miyako TANIGUCHI on th back *Raisonne No.47 |
![]() "Bird's dream" 1956 Lithograph 38.5x26.0cm Edtion not known Signed by the artist *Raisonne No.23 |
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![]() "Boat" 1956 Lithograph 36.0x24.0cm Ed.6 Signed by Miyako TANIGUCHI on th back *Raisonne No.48 |
![]() "Mother and child" 1956 Lithograph 24.5×22.0cm Ed.3 Signed and limited numbered *Raisonne No.7 |
![]() "Signal" 1957 Lithograph 40.3×26.5cm Ed.20 No sign, limited numbered *Raisonne No.98 |
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![]() "Spring wind" 1957 Lithograph 39.0×25.0cm Ed.20 No sign, limited numbered *Raisonne No.106 |
![]() "Mask" 1956 Lithograph Image size:34.5×22.0cm Image size:49.7×38.3cm Ed.10 Signed *Raissone No.54 (Eikyuu no Kai、1974) |
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![]() (Title Unkown) 1954 Copperplate print Image size: 19.1×13.0cm Sheet size: 17.4×24.1cm Signed |
![]() "Stage" or "Street Corner" 1953 Etching (Artist's print) Image size: 18.0×23.4cm Sheet size: 23.5×32.0cm Artist's print: ed. 7 Signed Titled "Stage" on the back, listed as No. 53 ed. 7 "Street Corner" in "Personal Q Ei Copperplate Raissone" (Sugita Miyako) |
![]() "Dance of the Cat" or "Anatta" 1952 Etching (Artist's print) Image size: 17.5×11.7cm Sheet size: 24.3×16.2cm Artist's print: ed. 1 (possibly more) Signed Titled "Dance of the Cat" on back, listed as No. 64 "Anatta" in "Personal Q Ei Copperplate Raissone" (Sugita Miyako) (no edition listed) |
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![]() "Zoo" 1954 Copperplate print Image size: 9.0×10.2cm Sheet size: 24.0×15.5cm Signed |
![]() (Title Unkown) 1958 Copperplate print Image size: 11.5×8.8cm Sheet size: 28.0×18.5cm Signed |
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![]() "Circus" 1955 Copperplate print (reprint) 23.7x18.0cm Ed.50 Signed on print |
![]() "Cow"
1952 Copper print 13.1× 7.8cm Ed.10 Signed * Miyako manuscript index No.29 * Hayashi graphics catalogue No.160 |
![]() "Sunflower" 1955 Copper print 23.3×18.2cm Ed.8 signed * Miyako manuscript index No.163 * Nantenshi No.4-9 |
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![]() "Happy family" 1952 Etching Image size: 17.2x13.4cm Sheet size: 25.2x20.0cm |
![]() "Mystery" 1956 Copperplate Image size: 18.3x12.0cm Sheet size: 28.0x17.7cm Endorsed by Sugita Miyako |
![]() "Sea" 1955 Copperplate Image size: 10.6x6.8cm Sheet size: 19.7x13.6cm Ed.3 Endorsed by Sugita Miyako |
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![]() "Birds and animals" 1956 Etching (Artist's print) 28.5×24.0cm Artist's print: ed.1 (possibly several) *Included in “Collective of Ei Q’s Works” supervised by Masayoshi Honma (1997, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.), p. 176. *Not included in “Raisonné of Ei Q’s Private Edition Copperplate Prints” edited by Miyako Sugita. *The catalog of “Ei Q Copperplate Prints” published by Hayashi Graphic Press states that No.14 “Birds and Animals” is not self-printed, but this is typing error. |
![]() "Bird of love" 1956 Etching (Artist's print) 15.0×9.0cm Artist's print: ed. 5 Signed *Listed as No. 186 Ed. 5 "Bird of Love" in "Personal Q Ei Copperplate Raissone" (Sugita Miyako) |
![]() "Back-to-back from "Small devils" 1952 Copper print (printed by artist) Image size: 14.5x13.0cm Sheet size: 28.2x22.5cm |
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![]() "White horn" 1954 Copper print (printed by artist) Image size: 23.6x18.2cm Sheet size: 36.8x25.7cm Ed.25 |
"Complex" 1956 Copper print 23.2x18.2cm Ed.5 Signed |
![]() "Erotica (Dawn)" 1951 Copper print (printed by artist) Image size: 14.3x7.4cm Sheet size: 26.5x22.4cm Signed |
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![]() "Imagination" 1953 Copper print (printed by artist) 13.3x7.7cm E.A.1 |
![]() "Group of mermaids" 1952 Copper print 11.0x7.6cm E.A.10 Signed by the artist |
![]() "Affection" 1952 Copper print (printed by artist) 11.8x9.2cm E.A.1 Signed by the artist |
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![]() "Past" 1953 Etching (Artist's print) Image size: 36.0×26.2cm Sheet size: 44.0×29.6cm Artist's print: ed. 2 Signed Titled "Past" on back, listed as No. 100 Ed. 2 "Past" in "Personal Q Ei Copperplate Raissone" (Sugita Miyako) |
![]() "Eye" 1951 Etching (Artist's print) Image size: 20.5×15.0cm Sheet size: 31.5×23.0cm Artist's print: ed. 30 *Listed as No. 19 Ed. 30 "Eye" in "Personal Q Ei Copperplate Raissone" (Sugita Miyako) |
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![]() "Malicious" 1953 Etching Image size: 36.2x26.8cm Sheet size: 44.8x30.8cm Signed *First state |
![]() "A flower of a lake" 1956 Etching Image size: 17.8x12.0cm Sheet size: 32.1x24.1cm Stamp signed |
![]() "Vase" Copper print Printed by artist. (Edition not known) 7.6x5.3cm Signed by the artist and dated |
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![]() "Dance of a Bird" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1955 Copper print 17.8x12.0cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
![]() "Flowers of Cloud B" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1954 Copper print 10.8x9.0cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
![]() "Circle" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1954 Copper print 23.6x18.0cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
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![]() "Fish" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1954 Copper print 23.7x18.0cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
![]() "White Horn" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1954 Copper print 23.7x18.1cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
![]() "Bottom of the Sea" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1953 Copper print 21.0x13.6cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
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![]() "Poem" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1953 Copper print, aquatint 23.6x18.0cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
![]() "Walk A" Printed in 1969 by Masuo IKEDA Original printed in 1952 Copper print 18.0x13.4cm Ed.50 Stamp signed |
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![]() "Tree" |
![]() "Little mermaid" |
![]() "Signal B" |
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![]() "Photo-dessin stencil 30" Cardboard cutout 38.2×53.9cm |
![]() "Photo-dessin stencil 37" Cardboard cutout 38.0×56.2cm |
![]() "Photo-dessin stencil 38" Cardboard cutout 45.6×56.0cm |
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![]() "Photo-dessin stencil 39" Cardboard cutout 52.5×34.8cm |
![]() "Photo-dessin stencil 44" Watercolor on cellophane 45.0×49.5cm |
![]() "Photo-dessin stencil 46" Watercolor on cellophane 44.8×56.4cm |
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![]() "Photo-dessin stencil43" Watercolor on cellophane 45.0x49.5cm |
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Design: DIX-HOUSE 84.1x59.4cm (A1) Limited 200 editions.Serial numbered. |
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2022
No.347) 31st Q Ei Exhibition 10/7 - 10/22 2019 ART BASEL HONG KONG 2019 - 28th Q Ei Exhibition 3/27 - 3/31 ![]() No.307) 27th Q Ei Exhibition 1/8 - 1/26 ![]()
2015 Gallery Collection of February
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2014 ![]() "Machida, Q Ei and their fellows" exhibition catalogue Record of Sadajirou KUBO's lecture / Q Ei and the modern art "Avant-garde artist's big adventure: Q Ei" exhibition catalogue Definitive collection of prints: Q Ei works by NIKKEI FUJI TV gallery Q Ei exhibition 1974 catalogue Complete index of Q Ei's lithographs: limited 1000 edition, etc <Page 1 of 3> 1 2 3 Next page |