Camellia No 1 — 椿
by Ikeda Shuzo (b. 1922)

	Artist:	Ikeda Shuzo (b. 1922) — 池田修三
	Title:	Camellia No 1 — 椿
	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):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	41560
	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: Monday, 8 September 2008 You are bidding on an EXTRA LARGE very beautiful, and special original Japanese Shin Hanga woodblock print “Camellia No 1” sized by the famous Japanese Shin Hanga woodblock print Master Ikeda Shuzo (1922 -) published by CHIKUHO-DO, YOKOHAMA made around 1970s. The size of this woodblock print is 17 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches, which is larger than the traditional Shin-Hanga woodblock prints. This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding through can be seen from the back of the original mulberry paper. The artist’s signature is at the lower left corner of the print while the title of the print “Camellia, No 1” and the publisher’s chop mark “CHIKUHO-DO, YOKOHAMA” are in the bottom border. Except for two very minor and light horizontal creases in the images; and one vertical crease about 1/4 inch outside in the images in the border, which does not affect the images, this woodblock print is in excellent condition.
	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。