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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Unsodo Unsodo Unsodo
Date of this item: 1955 1955 1955
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Returning Junks

Artist: Shiro Kasamatsu
Format: Oban tate-e: 15.25" x 10.25"

Subject: Two returning junks by the light of the moon. Printed in the aizuri-e technique (shades of blue)

Publisher: Unsodo

Date: 1955

Condition: Fine colors. Full size with margins. Minor marks and flaws. Generally fine state of preservation.

Impression: Fine impression with extensive gauffrage.

This print is authentic, not restrike or reproduction. I guarantee it. This is a genuine original Japanese woodblock print by great shin-hanga artist Shintaro Takeda (1886-1957) titled "A Night Fishing ". This print is probably the most famous from Shintaro Takeda works, published by Unsodo. The print is not trimmed, has full margins. Great impression, good color and registration. Sealed by artist in the image and titled in kanji at the left margin, undated but printed no later than 1957. Oban size 15 3/4" x 10 3/4".
Details
Japanese, 20th century; Fishing Boat; Color woodblock print on paper, stamped left margin, watermark bottom left corner; Matted, taped to backing, unframed.

Condition
Some minor creasing, bottom center quadrant; Otherwise, fine condition.
Measurements
Image: 14 1/4 x 9 3/8"; Paper: 15 3/4 x 10 7/8".

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