ITO TAKASHI Japanese Woodblock Print SPRING THAW 1949. Oirase in Spring — Towadako National Park. Date: 1949, this is a later edition printed from the original woodblocks by Watanabe Size: oban , approx. 10.5″ x 15.5″ Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed Impression: Fine, solid keylines, nice surface texture, tight registration Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso. ABOUT ITO TAKASHI Ito Takashi, like Kawase Hasui and Shotei was one of the stable of landscape artists who designed prints for the shin hanga publisher Watanabe Shozaburo. Like several other print artists of this period, including Ito Shinsui and Hasui, Ito Takashi studied painting under Kaburagi Kiyokata. In addition, he attended the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and studied with Yuki Somei. Takashi designed a total of 85 woodblock prints from the early 1920′s through 1965. He was also an accomplished painter. The item “ITO TAKASHI Japanese Woodblock Print SPRING THAW 1949″ is in sale since Monday, May 22, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “belsipe” and is located in New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints
• Primary Material: Paper
• Age: Post-1940
• Region of Origin: Japanese
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Details: Authentic hand printed Japanese woodblock print
• Maker: Watanabe
• Color: Multi-Color