Flower Ornament — 花？
by Ikeda Shuzo (b. 1922)

	Artist:	Ikeda Shuzo (b. 1922) — 池田修三
	Title:	Flower Ornament — 花？
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	36951
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: This is a beautiful original color woodblock by Japanese artist Shuzo Ikeda. It is signed in the image in white brush and in pencil in Japanese characters lower left. Edition size is in pencil lower right 22/100. It is a beautiful girl with flowers in her hair in blue, tan and pink. The print measures 15 5/8 x 11 inches and is in very good condition, not matted nor framed. One small crease is barely seen cutting across the top upper right corner. On the verso a tiny bit of glue remnant is seen at each corner and a label is affixed lower right reading Sekai-Do Picture Frames and Art. This is a fine print.
	Artist Bio:	Shuzo Ikeda was born in 1922 in Akita prefecture. In 1945 he graduated from Tokyo Higher Normal School. After a few years of teaching the artist became a member of Nihon Hanga Kyokai and other Japanese artist associations and turned to woodblock printmaking ('moku hanga') as a full-time artist. Shuzo is known for incorporating the the grain of his blocks into his woodblock print images. 1922 秋田生まれ 1945 東京高等師範学校（現筑波大）芸能化卒 1955 教職を経て上京し、木版画に専念 1957 日本版画協会展出品・受賞 1959 現代版画コンクール展・受賞 1968 ビストイア版画ビエンナーレ展 1977 日本版画協会、退会　独自の活動を始める 1983年 池田修三木版展を酒田で開く。〔主な海外の版画展〕 アメリカ･オルゴン大学展、ニューヨーク･セントジェームス教会展、シカゴ･メンストリートギャラリー展、アメリカ･西北版画展、フィラデルフィア展、シアトル展、百点の日本現代版画アメリカ巡回展、イタリー･花のビエンナーレ展その他、ポーランド、ユーゴ、マニラ、イスラエル、フランス、中国等にて。