Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

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Ito Takashi (1894-1982) | Two woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century

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May 10, 02:58 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Ito Takashi (1894-1982)

Two woodblock prints

Showa period, 20th century


each a woodblock print, signed in ink in Japanese Takashi, sealed Ito Takashi, publisher's mark (Hotei 'D', circa 1929-42) to the lower right margin Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright reserved, Watanabe Shozaburo] and comprising:


- Mount Kashimayari Viewed from Mount Happo (Happo yori mitaru Kashimayari), signed in pencil in Roman script Takashi Ito, titled to the upper right margin as above, dated Sen kyuhyaku sanjuni, kugatsu (September 1932)

- Dawn at Takegawa (Akeyuku Takegawa), dated Sen kyuhyaku sanjuni, shichigatsu (July 1932)


Horizontal oban: 26 x 38.2 cm., 10¼ x 15⅛ in. (the first)

Vertical oban: 38.4 x 25.9 cm., 15⅛ x 10¼ in. (the second)

For another impression of the first print in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum, accession number M.73.37.441, go to:

https://collections.lacma.org/node/190524


For another impression of the second print also in Los Angeles County Museum, accession number M.73.37.440, go to:

https://collections.lacma.org/node/190574