An original woodblock print by Japanese artist Arai. Hand signed on the mat in pencil “Arai Yoshimune” in the lower right corner and titled “Sailboats by Moonlight” in the lower left corner. The woodblock print depicts two sailboats floating in a moonlit bay with islands in the background. Likely the Kominato Bay. The red artist’s seal can be seen in the lower righthand corner of the image. This is an ultra rare example of the famous print as it is hand signed and titled by the artist himself. Framed in a solid bamboo frame and matted under glass, overall dimensions approximately 16.1″ x 12.1″. Size of visible image is approximately 9.2″ x 6.6″. Print is in great condition. Some yellowing to mat and wear to frame. Not inspected out of frame. Please review all images. Arai Yoshimune was a Japanese artist associated with the shin-hanga (“New Prints”) art movement in Japan during the early 20th century. This movement was influenced by European Impressionism and its imagery focused on landscapes, women, and nature. In the 1920s, the publisher Hasegawa commissioned a small group of artists to create woodblock prints for a series entitled “Hasegawa’s Night Scenes”, of which there were a total of 21 prints by 6 artists. After his fathers death he was adopted by the Arai family. He succeeded his father in 1882 to become Yoshimune II and occasionally used his fathers art name Isshsai, along with the adopted name Arai Yoshimune. Worked as illustrator and print designer. Also known as Arai Toshiyuki. The item “Sailboats by Moolight Arai Yoshimune Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Shin Hanga” is in sale since Sunday, January 24, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “princetonarts” and is located in Monroeville, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Primary Material: Paper
- Maker: Arai Yoshimune
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Color: Multi-Color
