2014, last year of Akiyama work, one of his last editions. Very rare to find! Owl "Fukuro" in Japanese bring luck! Artist: Iwao Akiyama (1921-2014) 秋山 巌 Titled: Godōyaku ご同役 (Colleague, Associate) Technique: Woodblock print Pencil hand signed, dated 2014 and numbered 54/160 with red Artist’s seal. Condition: Very good Beautiful handmade slightly wavy Japanese Washi paper with small pieces of tree bark, as usual with Akiyama prints. Dimensions: Paper size 227 x 300 mm 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 colors.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. Collections: Brirish Museum; Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Israel; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne etc.. Shipment with tracking, we do combine shipments for woodblock prints, please have a look at our weekly selection of Japanese fine art! Thank you!