Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints

Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints

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Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) | Spring (Haru) | Taisho period, early 20th century

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November 18, 02:42 PM GMT

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8,000 - 10,000 GBP

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Description

Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

Spring (Haru)

Taisho period, early 20th century


woodblock print, silver mica ground, signed in sumi ink and sealed Shinsui, dated Taisho rokunen nigatsu (February 1917), limited edition seal to the reverse Surisatsu hyaku mai kiri no uchi, dai sanjuni ban (100 limited edition, number 32), verso with publisher's red rectangular seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo)


Vertical naga-oban: 50.7 x 25.6 cm., 20 x 10⅛ in.

For a different impression in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1939.1590, go to: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/34642/in-spring