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A Great Orig Japanese Woodblock Print Asano Takeji Setouchi Bay SELT-PRINT Showa 33 (1958)
This is a very beautiful and special SELF-PRINT original Japanese woodblock print “Setouchi Bay” signed by the famous Showa Shin Hanga woodblock print master Asano Takeji (1900-1999) made in Showa 33 which is 1958IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. This is an original woodblock print about 65 years old. This woodblock print is one of the core collection of a large number of gorgeous, different-styled Japanese woodblock print collections in my family, which 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 information of Asano Takeji is at the following link. https://www.google.com/search?q=asano+takeji&rlz=1C1VASU_enUS540US542&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEtauVndjeAhVfFzQIHZyfCNUQ_AUIDigB&biw=1536&bih=750&dpr=1.25. The print size is 14 1/2 x 10 ¼ inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. The artist’s signature and the title of this print “Setouchi Bay” are at the lower left corner of the print while the publication date Showa 33 (1958) and the chop mark “Asano print” are in the lower left border. Four borders are intact. This woodblock print is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Please examine the photos. It is hard to find an original 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. THIS IS A SELF-PRINT ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS SHOWA SHIN HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINT MASTER ASANO TAKEJI MADE IN SHOWA 33, WHICH IS 1958. IT IS NOT A RE-CUT, REPRODUCTION, OR LITHO PRINT.