Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991) | Three woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century
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December 19, 03:10 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Three woodblock prints
Showa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, signed Shiro, titled in the left margin, each with publisher's mark (Hotei 'E', circa 1931-41) Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright reserved, reproduction not permitted, Watanabe Shozaburo], and comprising:
- Evening Sky, Suwa Shrine, Nippori (Yuzora, Nippori Suwa jinja), sealed Shiro saku (made by Shiro), dated Showa shichinen aki (autumn 1932)
- Yanaka Pagoda in the Evening Rain (Ame ni kururu to, Tokyo Yanaka), sealed Shiro, dated Showa shichinen banshun (late spring, 1932), the reverse stamped MADE IN JAPAN
- Morning Calm, Ajiro Promontory in Izu (Asanagi, Izu Ajiro misaki), embellished with silver mica, Shiro, dated Showa hachinen haru (spring 1933)
Each vertical oban:
39.1 x 25.8 cm., 15⅜ x 10⅛ in. (the first)
38.8 x 26.2 cm., 15¼ x 10¼ in. (the second)
38.9 x 26.1 cm., 15¼ x 10¼ in. (the third)
For a different impression of the first print (with publisher's circular seal Watanabe) in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 50.2491, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/254810
For a different impression of the second print (with Hotei 'D' seal) also in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 50.273, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/254013
For another impression of the third print in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S2003.8.471, go to: