"House in Ontake (Ontake no ie 御岳の家)" - Sold Out by...

Attractive rural view of a house in Ontake in autumn, a maple tree covered with bright crimson leaves. A farm woman walks toward home with a basket full of produce on her back, a few chickens in the doorway. Steps lead up a stony path at right. A striking design that would make a handsome framed display. Artist: Shirō Kasamatsu 笠松紫浪 (1898 ~ 1991) Title: "House in Ontake (Ontake no ie 御岳の家)" Technique: Japanese Woodblock print Paper: Handmade Echizen Japanese mulberry paper First print 1954 This is printed using the original woodblocks from the original publisher Unsodo, Japan. Currently out of stock from the publisher! The woodblock print is in excellent condition Dimensions Paper size: 410 x 280 mm Image size: 362 x 240 mm Shirō KASAMATSU 笠松紫浪 (1898 ~ 1991) Born in Tokyo, he began studying art at a young age with the painter Kaburagi Kiyokata. He completed his first woodblock designs for Watanabe Shozaburo in 1919 after the publisher saw his paintings on exhibit. Shiro designed shin-hanga prints for Watanabe for many years, becoming well known for his romantic landscapes of famous landmarks and his scenes of traditional Japanese life. From 1952 to 1960, he created more than one hundred woodblock designs for the Kyoto publisher Unsodo. He also experimented with sosaku hanga or creative prints starting in the late 1950s, carving and printing his own designs. Shiro is regarded as one of the top shin-hanga woodblock print artists in Japan. Shipment with tracking we do combine shipments for woodblock prints, please have a look at our weekly selection of Japanese fine arts! ※※Please note※※ We cannot ship to the following countries: -Gibraltar -Guernsey -Israel -Ukraine -USA Thank you!

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