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A Great Japanese Woodblock Print Asano Takeji Moon Light In Yasaka Pagoda Unsodo

$ 299.00

This is a very beautiful and special Japanese woodblock print “Moon Light In Yasaka Pagoda” signed by the famous Showa Shin Hanga woodblock print master Asano Takeji (1900-1999) made around 1980s IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  This woodblock print is about 40 years old.  This woodblock print is one of the core collections of a large number of gorgeous, different-styled Japanese woodblock print collections in my family, that we are gradually selling.  Asano Takeji is one of the most famous Shin Hanga woodblock print artists in the Showa Era.  He is as famous as Kawase Hasui, Koitsu, and Yoshida with whom he opened a new Era of Ukiyoe and formed the core of Shin-Hanga.  The same woodblock print is at the following link https://www.google.com/search?q=asano+takeji+Moon+Light+In+Yasaka+Pagoda+&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiklefcv86AAxWjpokEHeVdDlgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=asano+takeji+Moon+Light+In+Yasaka+Pagoda+&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQDDoECCMQJzoECAAQHlC_DFj5FGC-I2gAcAB4AIABSYgB0AGSAQEzmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=kfXSZOSIOKPNptQP5bu5wAU&bih=750&biw=1536&rlz=1C1VASU_enUS540US542.  The print size is 10 3/4 x 16 inches.  The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers.  The artist’s signature is at the lower left corner of the print while the English title of this print “Moon Light In Yasaka Pagoda”, the Japanese title is in the upper left border, the carver, printer and the publisher Unsodo chop marks are in the lower left border. Four borders are intact.  This ORIGINAL woodblock print is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.   Please examine the photos.  It is hard to find an Asano Takeji’s woodblock print of such a special scene in the public nowadays.  This woodblock print is definitely an incredible piece for collecting.  Shipping is $16 dollars anywhere in US via USPS priority mail with insurance and tracking.  International shipping charges are US$28 through airmail WITHOUT insurance, buyers will have to assume all the risks during the mailing.  We do combined shipping.  If more than one item is purchased at the same time, the highest shipping cost will be charged.  (SF26_02122023)


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