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Original Japanese Woodblock Print Shin Hanga LIMIT# PENCIL Watermark Kurosaki Akira Pewter Pot 1975
Description & History- This is an EXTRA LARGE very beautiful, and special LIMITED-NUMBER (17/75) original Japanese Shin Hanga woodblock print “Pewter Pot” PENCIL SIGNED by the famous Japanese Shin Hanga woodblock print Master Kurosaki Akira (1933 - ) with the original watermark “S.UGHIYAMA” made in 1975 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. This is an original woodblock print about 41 years old. This woodblock print is from Dr. BenHo family seven-decade Japanese woodblock prints and Asian Arts collections.
Artist- Kurosaki Akira (1933 - ) Akira Kurosaki graduated from Kyoto College of Crafts and Textiles. He has exhibited widely in and outside Japan, among others at the renowned print biennales in Maastricht, Tokyo, Krakow, Lubljana, Paris and Norway. The artist covers a wide spectrum of styles and techniques including abstract images. Works by the artist are in international museums like The British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Modern Art (moma) in New York and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. .
Medium- Original Woodblock Print
Date of Creation- Original, 1975
Print Size- 19 1/8 x 13 3/8 inches
Print Condition- The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. Four borders are intact. This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the original Japanese mulberry paper. The artist’s PENCIL SIGNED SIGNATURE “Kurosaki”, PENCIL WRITTEN title of this woodblock print “Pewter Pot”, the year this print was made “75”, and the LIMITED-NUMBER “17/75” are in the bottom border. At the lower right corner of the bottom border, there is a special watermark “S.UGHIYAMA”. Except for a very tiny red ink line in upper left border, which I believe has been there since the print was first made, this original woodblock print is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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