Yamaguchi Susumu (1897-1983) | Five woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century

The Sokolov Collection

Yamaguchi Susumu (1897-1983)

Five woodblock prints

Showa period, 20^th century

each a woodblock print, and comprising:

- Lake Happo and Mount Shirauma (Happoike to Shirauma yama), from the series Four Images of Mountains (Yama yondai), published by Kato Junji, circa 1960

- Lake Taisho (Taisho ike), sealed Yamaguchi, circa 1938

- Early Summer, from the folio Woodpecker (Kitsutsuki), signed S.Y, 1925

- Uetaka Pond (Uetaka ike), from the series New One Hundred Views of Japan (Shin nihon hyakkei), sealed Yamaguchi Susumu, 1933

- Burning Mountain (Yake dake), from the series Four Images of Mountains (Yama yondai), published by Kato Junji, circa 1960

40 x 27.5 cm., 15¾ x 10⅞ in. (the first)

17.8 x 13 cm., 7 x 5⅛ in. (the second)

26.5 x 19.3 cm., 10½ x 7⅝ in. (the third)

32.6 x 25 cm., 12⅞ x 9⅞ in. (the fourth)

40.5 x 27.6 cm., 16 x 10⅞ in. (the fifth)