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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Unsodo Unsodo Unsodo
Date of this item: 1953 1953 1953
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Title Front Gate of Engakuji Temple (first edition)
Artist Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1992
Signature Shiro Kasamatsu stamped on the lower margin
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1953
Publisher Unsodo
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression excellent ... (first edition) printed on a "gai" watermarked paper
Colors excellent
Condition excellent - very good
Description "Kamakura Engakuji-ji Mae" The stair cases at the front gate of the Engaku Temple in Kamakura.
Format Oban tate-e
Width 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm
Height 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm
Literature Grund, Andreas, "Shiro Kasamatsu - The Complete Woodblock Prints", Tokyo, privately published, 2001, - pg.9, U-5
Front of the Engakuji Temple in Kamakura by Shiro Kasamats. Original woodblock print dated Showa 28 (1953). Fine condition. Never been framed. Oban size measures 16.0 x 10.8 inches. Red Shiro seal and characters in lower right of image. Title, Unsodo publisher's seal, Shinmi printer's seal, Nagajima carver's seal, date and Gei watermark in left margin. Very nice.

Title Engaku Temple (First Edition)
Artist Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1992
Signature Shiro Kasamatsu stamped on bottom margin
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1953
Period 20th Century
Publisher Unsodo
Impression excellent ... printed on "gei" watermarked paper
Colors excellent
Condition excellent ... slight toning
Rating 1 = excellent
Description "Kamakura Engaku-ji Temae" The front gate of Engaku-ji Temple in Kamakura.
Note carver Nagashima, printer Shinmi
Format Oban tate-e
Width 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm
Height 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm
Literature Grund, Andreas, "Shiro Kasamatsu - The Complete Woodblock Prints", Tokyo, privately published, 2001, - pg.9, U-5
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