Ide Gakusui (Japan, 1899 – 1982) “Two Herons in a Snowy Night”. Original Japanese Woodblock Print. Watanabe’s 1963 catalog lists fifteen prints Ide designed, all of them of the bird and flower genre. Three of his best known designs for Watanabe are pictured below. After his collaboration with Watanabe, Gakusui continued to design prints through the late 1950s. It is unclear who published his prints after his association with Watanabe as they do not bear a publisher’s mark. Born in Funatsumura, Minami-Tsurun gun, Yamanashi Prefecture, his real name was Ide Taiz. In 1929 he moved to China where he was to stay until after the end of WWII in 1946. While in China he traveled widely. Settling in Shanghai, he opened a Japanese-style painting school. After his return to Japan he served as director of the Fine Arts Education Association and at least one of his paintings was acquired by the Imperial Household Agency (Kunaich). This print measures approximately. (35 cm x 22,5 cm) ; The framed dimensions are approximately: 16. 42 cm x 30. Condition : The print is in good condition. The frame has some minor scratches. Please look at pictures. The item “Ide Gakusui (Japan, 1899 1982) Original Japanese Woodblock Print Two Herons” is in sale since Wednesday, December 25, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “hourestate” and is located in Pikesville, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
• Artist: Ide Gakusui
• Style: Asian
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Printing Technique: Woodblock Printing
• Quantity Type: Multi-Piece Work
• Medium: Woodcut & Block
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Original/Reproduction: Original Print
• Framed/Unframed: Framed under glass
• Signed: Signed
• Year: 1950
• Features: Framed
• Color: Multi-Color
• Subject: Birds
• Originality: Original
• Print Surface: Paper