Hirakawamon Gate ("Eight views of Tokyo") 東京八景の内 平河門 - New print - Kasamatsu Shirō 笠松紫浪 (1898-1991) - Published by Unsodo - Japan

Beautiful bridge covered by snow. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading, lifelike reflections, nicely detailed carving.

First print 1953, in 2024, it was reprinted for the first time in 38 years using the original woodblocks from original publisher Unsodo, Japan.

Technique: Japanese Woodblock Print
Title: Hirakawamon Gate ("Eight views of Tokyo") 東京八景の内 平河門
Kasamatsu Shirō (1898 ~ 1991)
Signed also with artist seal (bottom right)
Echizen Japanese mulberry paper

Born in Tokyo, Shiro Kasamatsu began studying art at a young age with the painter Kaburagi Kiyokata. He completed his first woodblock designs for Watanabe Shozaburo in 1919 after the publisher saw his paintings on exhibit. Shiro designed shin-hanga prints for Watanabe for many years, becoming well known for his romantic landscapes of famous landmarks and his scenes of traditional Japanese life. From 1952 to 1960, he created more than one hundred woodblock designs for the Kyoto publisher Unsodo. He also experimented with sosaku hanga or creative prints starting in the late 1950s, carving and printing his own designs. Shiro is regarded as one of the top shin-hanga woodblock print artists in Japan.

The woodblock print is in excellent condition

Dimensions: 415 x 276 mm

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