"Yugure no tomoshibi - Joshu Minakami" 夕暮の灯 上州水上 (Sunset at Minakami, Gunma, Joshu) - Kasamatsu Shiro 笠松紫浪 (1898-1991) - Published by Unsodo - Japan (No reserve price)

Technique: Original woodblock print, Published by Unsodo
Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Titled: "Yugure no tomoshibi - Joshu Minakami" 夕暮の灯 上州水上 (Sunset at Minakami, Gunma, Joshu)
Japan - Heisei period (1989-2019)
Original print - open edition

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 left in the print with red artist seal

Printer: Harada

Caver: Okura

This print comes from the original plates made for publisher Unsodo in 1958. This is a later edition. The condition is new! Never been framed.

Shiro Kasamatsu is generally regarded as one of the top Shin Hanga woodcut artists in Japan.

Size within the margin: 36,5 x 24 cm.

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