2 Original woodblock prints; "Taue" 田うえ (Rice planting) and “Harvesting Rice” - Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991) - Published by Unsodo - Japan

Technique: Original woodblock prints
Publisher: Unsodo
Artist: Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991)
Titles: "Taue" 田うえ (Rice planting) and “Harvesting Rice”
Heisei period (1989-2019)

Rare change to buy two Shiro Kasamatsu prints in 1 lot! Planting rice and harvesting rice.

Shiro Kasamatsu was a student of Kaburagi Kiyokata. In the 1950s he published bird and animal prints, landscapes and "famous views" with the publisher Unsodo.
Alltogether more then 100. Shiro Kasamatsu worked in Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga style. (More modern)

In the lower right corner (outside the woodcut) you can see a small notch. This is the so-called "Kento", and characteristic on this site for the publisher Unsodo. Kento is the registration system traditionally used by Japanese makers of woodcuts to ensure that the different colors (each color is applied through a separate log) are properly aligned. See the picture.

Signed - Shiro, lower right in the print with red artist seal

Printer: Furukawa 古川

Caver: Nagashima 長島

First print 1953. This is a later version from the original plates made for publisher Unsodo. The condition is new! Never been framed.

Shiro Kasamatsu is generally regarded as one of the top Shin Hanga woodcut artists in Japan.

Both prints, size within the margin : 365 x 240 mm

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All the prints are send between hardboard and carton plates to prevent any damage in transport. Sending nearly worldwide, insured with tracking post.