"December's Comets" Gold - edition 82/150 - 2016 - Kunio Kaneko (b 1949) - Japan
No. 83634233
"Nikko Kegon no taki" 日光華厳の瀧 (Kegon Waterfall at Nikko) - Kasamatsu Shiro 笠松紫浪 (1898-1991) - Published by Unsodo - Japan
No. 83634233
"Nikko Kegon no taki" 日光華厳の瀧 (Kegon Waterfall at Nikko) - Kasamatsu Shiro 笠松紫浪 (1898-1991) - Published by Unsodo - Japan
Technique: Woodblock print
Published by Unsodo - Paper
Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Titled: "Nikko Kegon no taki" 日光華厳の瀧 (Kegon Waterfall at Nikko)
Japan - Heisei period (1989-2019)
Shiro Kasamatsu was a student of Kaburagi Kiyokata. In the 1950s he published bird and animal prints, landscapes and "famous views" with the publisher Unsodo.
Alltogether more then 100. Shiro Kasamatsu worked in Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga style. (More modern)
In the lower right corner (outside the woodcut) you can see a small notch. This is the so-called "Kento", and characteristic on this site for the publisher Unsodo. Kento is the registration system traditionally used by Japanese makers of woodcuts to ensure that the different colors (each color is applied through a separate log) are properly aligned. See the picture.
Signed - Shiro, lower right in the print with red artist seal
This print comes from the original plates made for publisher Unsodo. It is as good as new. Never been framed.
Carver: Nagashima
Printer: Ichimura
Shiro Kasamatsu is generally regarded as one of the top Shin Hanga woodcut artists in Japan.
Size : 36,5 x 24 cm
Will be carefully packed between hardboard and carton plates, to prevent any bending and send with track en trace nearly worldwide.
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