Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Hongo Akamon no Yuki (Hongo Red Gate in Snow) by Shiro Kasamatsu. Genuine woodblock print dated Showa 10. Later impression. Fine condiiton. Oban size measures 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Shiro characters and red Kasamatsu seal in lower right of image. 7mm Watanabe seal in lower right of image. Good ink bleedthrough.
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Title Red Gate at Hongo in Snow Artist Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1992 Signature Shiro Seal artist's seal (kasamatsu) Dated 1935 Publisher Watanabe Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … (printing ca. 1950s) Colors excellent Condition excellent - very good … two pin size holes on the upper margin. Description "Hongo Akamon no Yuki" Snowy day at the Red Gate of Tokyo University in Hongo. Note Watanabe 6mm round seal Format Oban yoko-e Width 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm Height 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm Literature Grund, Andreas, "Shiro Kasamatsu - The Complete Woodblock Prints", Tokyo, privately published, 2001, - pg.4, W-28
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Artist: Shiro Kasamatsu
Subject: Snow At Red Gate At Hongo, Tokyo
Publisher: Bears the Watanabe "D" Publisher seal which indicates that this is an early and original impression.
Date: 1935
Oban design measures 10" x 15"
Condition: Excellent color, impression, condition,
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Sunday, 11 November 2007
Artist Shiro Kasamatsu Series: Shiro Catalog W-28 Year: 1935 Size: 15 1/4" x10 1/4" Impression: Excellent Color: Excellent Condition: Excellent Comments: A rare early edition with the Watanabe 'D' seal. First early edition I have seen |
Title Red Gate at Hongo in Snow Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate - first edition Artist Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1992 Signature Shiro Seal Artist's seal (kasamatsu). Dated 1935 Publisher Watanabe Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent … first edition. Colors excellent Condition excellent - very good … a pin size hole on the upper right margin corner, slight toning. Description "Hongo Akamon no Yuki" Snowy day at the Red Gate of Tokyo University in Hongo. Note Provenance: Robert O. Muller Collection - "Made in Japan" stamped on verso, Watanabe copyright seal C (1929-42). Format Oban yoko-e Width 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm Height 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm |
Hongo Akamon no Yuki (Hongo Red Gate in Snow) by Shiro Kasamatsu. Genuine woodblock print dated Showa 10 (1935). Very good condiiton. Oban size measures 10.5 x 15.5 inches. Kasamatsu characters and red seal in lower right of image. Good ink bleedthrough.
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