"It’s time for dinner"- XXL Size print ! - Iwao Akiyama (1921-2014) - Japan

Artist: Iwao Akiyama (1921-2014) 秋山 巌
Titled: "It’s time for dinner"
Technique: woodblock print
Limited 3/160
Dated: 2002

Condition: Very good.
Please understand that this handmade paper cracks a little in the printing process.
Never been framed!
Full paper size: 550 x 420 mm

Although his works falls within the tradition of Japanese wood engravings on all points, the artist, who passed away in 2014, managed to create a singular universe through the representation of his favourite animals, including owls and cats.
Akiyama woodblocks can also be found in prestigious museum collections, including the British Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, the Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa, and the Cincinnati Museum of Art, etc...

About the artist :(1921 Oita - 2014 Chiba), JAPAN
Akiyama was a very famous and unique Japanese woodblock printmaker and artist known for distinctive prints of owls, cats, and other animals in the style of naive or folk art.

Akiyama's prints are primarily made in black ink, and early ones contained a single red dot within the image, although later works sometimes feature more colours.In his prints, Akiyama limited himself to few subjects: animals, nude female figures, Akiyama's work often incorporated verses of haiku and other text by Japanese poets like Ryōkan Taigu, Kobayashi Issa, and Zen monk Santōka Taneda, as well as from his own original poetry.

The print will be send between hardboard and carton plates to prevent any damage in transport. Sending nearly worldwide, insured with tracking post.