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WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

WB Unichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Book of paintings

10 HIRATSUKA Unichi Small Print Masterpieces. Limited edition of 500, machine printing, a few stains, foxing, corner creases, 29 x 21 cm. Collection of Un’ichi Hiratsuka’s works. Willow / Statue of Hiroko / Suzaki / Near Kawakami Onsen / Whooping crane / Dokidami / Little bird A / Little bird B / Little bird C / Exlibris A / Exlibris B / Lake Kisaki (woodblock print) / Little fowl on the desk (woodblock print) / Woodpecker (woodblock print) / Nogeshi (woodblock print) / Peony (woodblock print). Un’ichi Hiratsuka “Snake insect”, “Peacock (front cover)”, “Ohobako (back cover)” / Kumata Ryoji “The way of prints” / Michito Akisou Title note. New Year’s Appendix: Masterpieces of New Year’s greeting cards. Chiho Maekawa “Daruma (two colors)” / Tsuruzo Ishii “Snake” “Eagle” / Shizuo Fujimori “Sparrow” “Group of sparrows” / Shiko Munakata “Self-portrait” / Sumio Kawakami “Virgin” / Shintaro Takeda “Birch flower” / Soichi Fukazawa “Pheasant” / Asanaru Ryoji “Katavami” / Shogoro Hirokawa Design.
Japanese Woodblock Print GLOXINIA Rakuzan Chigusa Soun 1931 Flower Vintage

Japanese Woodblock Print GLOXINIA Rakuzan Chigusa Soun 1931 Flower Vintage

Japanese Woodblock Print GLOXINIA Rakuzan Chigusa Soun 1931 Flower Vintage

Japanese Woodblock Print GLOXINIA Rakuzan Chigusa Soun 1931 Flower Vintage

Japanese Woodblock Print GLOXINIA Rakuzan Chigusa Soun 1931 Flower Vintage

Japanese Woodblock Print GLOXINIA Rakuzan Chigusa Soun 1931 Flower Vintage

One print of “Yousou Kafu” (Western floral illustrations). Western flora and fauna paintings by. Year of publication: 1931. Print Size 42.5×28.5cm(16.7×11.2 inch) Mount size: 48 ×35 cm(18.9 × 13.8 inch). There is a light stain on the plate and some peeling marks on the reverse. He studied Japanese painting under Takeuchi Seiho and Western painting under Asai Chu. While winning numerous awards as a Japanese-style painter He innovated Japanese painting by adopting Western techniques. He also taught at art schools and worked as an art educator. Rakuzan was born in Kyoto. When he was young, he studied under Takeuchi Seiho, a pioneer of modern Japanese painting and a representative painter of Kyoto painting. The woodblock prints of Rakuzan have been reprinted using the same woodblock prints in recent years, but this print is a valuable first edition. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.