Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

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Ito Sozan (1884-?) | Two woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century

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May 10, 02:44 PM GMT

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1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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Ito Sozan (1884-?)

Two woodblock prints

Showa period, 20th century


each a woodblock print, signed and sealed Sozan, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, circa 1920, and comprising:


- White egret on a branch of willow

- Peacock on a brunch of plum blossom


Each vertical otanzaku:

37.8 x 16.6 cm., 14⅞ x 6½ in. (the first)

38 x 16.6 cm., 15 x 6½ in. (the second)

For a similar impression of the first print in the collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (The AGGV), object number 2010.004.003, go to:

https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/13736/white-egret?ctx=030e16ae5f5698b743d204f2a0bb5f8e80dae5d4&idx=1


For a similar impression of the second print also in the AGGV, object number 2010.004.005, go to:

https://aggv.ca/emuseum/objects/13415/peacock?ctx=030e16ae5f5698b743d204f2a0bb5f8e80dae5d4&idx=2