Item Description 田中正秋 Tanaka Masaaki（1947-） This is a vibrant and masterfully executed silkscreen print by renowned Japanese printmaker Tanaka Masaaki, titled "Koza Mifune Matsuri" (古座御船祭り — Koza Sacred Boat Festival). This work was specially commissioned by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Japan and produced as a limited edition of 850, this being number 568. The composition depicts the ancient and elegant Koza Mifune Matsuri, a sacred festival held annually on July 24–25 at Kawachi Shrine along the Koza River in Wakayama Prefecture, southern Japan. Three elaborately decorated sacred boats glide across the river, circling twice around the island known as Kotsumasama. The hypnotic, undulating water surface — rendered in interlocking layers of periwinkle blue and mint green — fills the entire picture plane with rhythmic energy, a hallmark of Tanaka's distinctive style. Against this mesmerizing backdrop, a ceremonial boat adorned with ritual objects, a bare winter tree hung with colorful decorations, and red-and-white offerings commands the composition, accompanied by a figure in white robes and a beautifully decorated bow of another vessel bearing a golden chrysanthemum motif. The work captures the graceful, ceremonial atmosphere of one of Japan's most elegant river festivals — a blend of solemnity and splendor that Tanaka Masaaki has made his life's artistic mission to document. Signed in pencil by the artist and titled in the lower margin, this print comes framed in a warm natural wood frame with cream mat. Technique: Silkscreen (serigraph) Material: Ink on paper Edition: 568 / 850 Signed and titled in pencil by the artist Commissioned by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Japan Framed in natural wood with cream mat Size Print: Height: 28 cm Width: 21 cm Framed: Height: 44 cm Width: 36.5 cm Depth: 2.5 cm Weight 967 g (framed) Condition The print is in very good condition with vivid, unfaded colors; the natural wood frame and cream mat are clean and well-preserved with no notable damage. Artist Profile 田中正秋 Tanaka Masaaki（1947-） Tanaka Masaaki was born in 1947 in Setagaya, Tokyo, into an artistic family. He graduated in 1971 from the oil painting department of Musashino Art College, one of Japan's most prestigious art institutions, and subsequently served as an assistant instructor there. He expanded his technical repertoire to encompass woodblock printing, lithography, steel engraving, and silkscreen, the medium that would become his signature. From 1971 onward, Tanaka established himself through the annual CWAJ Print Show and gained international recognition with exhibitions across Japan, the United States, France, Germany, and beyond. He is perhaps best known as the long-running cover artist for the major Japanese weekly magazine Shūkan Shinchō, a role that brought his imagery into millions of homes. His prints are held in collections including the Honolulu Museum of Art and the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art. Tanaka's oeuvre centers on the festivals of Japan — he has documented over a thousand such celebrations in print, each rendered with his inimitable patterned-water technique that transforms rivers and seas into jewel-like, rhythmically woven surfaces. A member of the Ichiyō-kai artists' association and an active participant in the CWAJ, he is widely regarded as one of the foremost Japanese printmakers of his generation. NOITICE: The lot will be carefully packaged and sent by Japan Post, DHL or FedEx depend on the situation. It takes about 3 weeks to receive normally. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Sometimes Customes or delivery company in your country contact you for Customs clearance via phone or email. Please make sure that you could answer the phone. If you don't, the parcel will return to me and it cost more double shipping fee for reshipping. I appreciate your cooperation.