GENUINE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT By SHIRO KASAMATSU

GENUINE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT

PLUM TREES AT YOSHINA by SHIRO KASAMATSU

         This Genuine Japanese Woodblock Print by Shiro Kasamatsu is Entitled Plum Trees at Yoshina. It is in Excellent Condition, Has Never Been Framed and Displays Kasamatsu's Brilliance with Low Light Scenes and Minimal Use of Subtle Colours. It Measures 40.5cm x 27cm (1ft 4 inches x 10.7 inches) to the Edges of the Washi. Kasamatsu's Signature and Red Seal can be Seen in the Lower Right Corner of the Woodblock and his Signature in English in the Bottom Margin.

         The Title, Unsodo Publishers Seal, Saji Printer's Seal and Nagashima Carver's Seals Can be Seen in the Left Margin as well as the All Important Authentic Gei Watermark which is Visible When Held up to the Light. The Kento Cut in the Bottom Right Corner of the Washi Made in the Printing Process is Added Proof of a Genuine Unsodo Origin and There is also the Typical Tiny Unsodo Printing Smudge on the Far Edge of the Right Hand Margin. This Woodblock was Originally Released in 1958 and This Example is a Later Edition Hand Printed from the Original 1958 Woodblocks. Contact us for more pictures or details if required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST. Shiro Kasamatsu Lived from 1898 to 1991. He was Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, and became a Student of Kiyokarta at the Age of 13. He is One of the Most Highly Respected of the Shin Hanga Artists Creating Many Landscape Scenes in a Unique and Individual Style. He was Published by Watanabe then Unsodo and in the Late 1950s decided to Only Produce Self Published Work.