"Tenshin Ranman 2 Black Cat 天真爛漫" (Innocent) - Limited 140/150 - Tadashige Nishida 西田忠重 (b 1942) - Japan

Technique: Original Japanese woodblock print
Artist: Tadashige NISHIDA 西田忠重 (b 1942)
Title: "Tenshin Ranman 2 Black Cat 天真爛漫" (Innocent)
Limited Edition 140/150, in 2013 Japan
Hand signed, titled and numbered in pencil by artist with artist red seal.

This print features an adorable and unique black cat with a message in the box: "Tenshin Ranman 天真爛漫", means innocent. Originally, it was a term used to praise the perfection of a work of art, a painting that expressed one's heart as it was. Over time, it came to describe the pure, innocent, and unadorned character of people, animals, etc.

Nishida Tadashige (b. 1942) is a contemporary woodblock artist. The works of Nishida Tadashige are well made and have a high technical level - usually with luxury features like the background made with gold or silver pigments. Tadashige Nishida's woodblock prints come as limited editions of usually 150 or more copies, numbered, dated and signed by the artist. He is especially known for his prints of cats.
He is a recognized contemporary woodblock print master in Japan, and his works are actively collected by Japanese and foreign collectors.

Conditions: Excellent

Dimensions:
Paper size: 475 x 330 mm
Image size: 397 x 250 mm

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