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| Publisher (this edition): | Unsodo | Unsodo | Unsodo | Unsodo | Unsodo |
| Date of this item: | 1953 | 1953 | 1953 | 1953 | 1953 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Tuesday, 24 May 2005 ARTIST: Kasamatsu, Shiro (born 1898) SERIES: Publisher Unsodo TITLE or SUBJECT: Somejima, Izu SIGNATURE or SEAL: Signature and seal, Unsodo seal DATE or CIRCA: 1953 PAPER SIZE: 16 x 10 1/2 inches IMPRESSION/COLOR/CONDITION: Good/Good/Good CONDITION DETAILS: Good state |
Kasamatsu Shiro - Awashima Island, Izu- 1.jpg is: Izu Awashima by Shiro Kasamatsu. Original woodblock print dated Showa 28 (1953). Fine condition. Never been framed. Oban size measures 16.1 x 10.5 inches. Strong ink penetration to verso. Unsodo publisher's seal, Shinmi printer's seal, Nagashima carver's seal, date and Unsodo's gei watermark in left margin. Shiro characters and red seal in corner. |
Thursday, 30 November 2006 SHIRO KASAMATSU -First Edition - Japanese Original Woodblock Print - Awashima Island, Izu, 1953 "Awashima Island, Izu" ("IZU AWASHIMA") by Shiro Kasamatsu(1898-1991). Original First Edition woodblock print dated Showa 31 (1953). The printing of the date in the lower left margin. Also in the left margin are Unsodo publisher's seal, Shinmi printer's seal, Nagashima carver's seal, and Unsodo watermark. Kasamatsu red seal in left right of image. Good ink bleed through. Excellent color, very good overall condition, minor foxing /stains on top left corner. You can see very tiny blown spot(foxing) next right moon . Full margins, a rarely seen image, small smug right as seen which is very typical of these prints this era. On verso near edge is dark fiber in paper; paper is not torn and this does not show from the front side. Very difficult to find. SIZE : 10 and 1/2 x 16 inches. |
Japanese Woodblock by Kasamatsu ‘Awashima Island, Izu’ (1953) Beautiful crescent moon scene titled in Japanese kanji (left margin) as ("Izu Awashima") which translates in English as “Awashima Island, Izu” by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Bears artist’s signature/seal in lower left corner of image. Print bears Unsodo’s Publisher’s rectangular seal in left margin along with the carver/printer seals of Nagashima/Shinmi. Dr. Andreas Grund’s authoritative reference “The Complete Woodblocks of Shiro Kasamatsu” indicates this print (#U-15) was first produced “Showa 28” (or 1953). Additionally, Nagashima (carver) is known to have worked for Unsodo during the late 1940’s and 1950’s; and Shinmi (printer) is currently in his 90’s and has long since stopped working. Also bears “Gei” watermark (“gei” is the first kanji character of the of the Unsodo Publishers name, "Un-so-do,” which is spelled “gei” if alone) in the lower left corner. Circa 1950’s—first edition. Seldom seen, the presence of this print’s original (“kanji”) “margin-dating" seen in the lower left margin indicates that this is considered to be a FIRST EDITION printing. All later editions printed after 1960 LACK this margin-dating, as a that time, the Japanese dates were carved off of the “key-block.” To learn more about the dating of editions and prints by Unsodo Publisher, click the following link about "Unsodo Publisher." Nicely printed—superbly executed “bokashi” (gradation of color) shading the various hues of colors seen in the sky. Excellent “bleedthrough” of colors to backside. Print is in excellent condition—no tears, no stains, no fading—clean backside. Note—the right-hand margin is NOT darker as image appears (due to slight shadow). (Note: Small “notch” cut into the lower right corner is known as a “kento cut” and is a necessary aid in the printing process as this ensures perfect alignment and “registration” of the many various woodblocks used during the printing of each color.) Image measures 9 ½ x 14 ¼ inches. |
Monday, 5 June 2006 Izu Awashima by Shiro Kasamatsu. Original woodblock print dated Showa 28 (1953). Fine condition. Never been framed. Oban size measures 16.1 x 10.5 inches. Strong ink penetration to verso. Unsodo publisher's seal, Shinmi printer's seal, Nagashima carver's seal, date and Unsodo's gei watermark in left margin. Shiro characters and red seal in lower left of image. |