This is just a great original piece. For those not familiar with the artist I have included his biography below. This is a wonderful modernist view a large group of abstract people standing under umbrellas. A wonderful large color woodcut measuring 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches. A good crisp impression. Titled in Japanese lower left, in English lower center and signed in English lower right in pencil. Also has the artist’s initials lower left within the image. I would say some minor consistent toning to the print but really quite faint. Original matte also may have left some faint matte burn but nothing too bad as well. Print is laid down on the backing with the matte laid down over it. Original wood frame is complimentary and ready to hang. Frame measures 13 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches. For those not familiar with the artist, his biography from a gallery that sells the artist’s work reads. TAKEJI ASANO was born in Kyoto in 1900 and lived to 1999. He began a study of art in his youth. In 1919 he graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts and then from the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1923. Among his Early Teachers was the artist and printmaker Tsuchida Bakusen and Asano helped to organize the Kyoto Creative Print Society (Kyoto Sosaku-Hanga Kyoka) in 1929. In 1930, Takeji Asano along with some other members of the Creative Print Society contributed several designs to a series of prints titled Creative Prints of Twelve Months in new Kyoto (Sosaku-hanga shin Kyoto junikagetsu). Which were published by Uchida. He expanded his skills in print design as well as learning the skills of carving and printing which enabled him to create some self-carved and self-printed series of landscape prints. His main fame came in the 1950s and many of his works have been published by Unsodo. CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS GREAT PIECE. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. If you have any questions regarding the work, please dont hesitate to ask. Pictures are an excellent indication of condition. I guarantee and stand 100% behind everything I sell. No reason to open up any sort of cases. Just simply contact me and I will handle any and all problems. The item “Vintage TAKEJI ASANO’Rainy Day (B)’ MODERNIST Japanese WOODBLOCK Listed Japan” is in sale since Monday, May 21, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “pmfeld” and is located in Holliston, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Condition: Used
• Artist: Takeji Asano
• Style: Modernism
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Medium: Woodcut & Block
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Features: Framed
• Subject: Children & Infants
• Originality: Limited Edition Print
• Print Surface: Paper