Here is a wonderful vintage embossed woodblock print by well known Japanese artist, Haku Maki. This piece is titled “Work” and is dated 1974. It is pencil signed and numbered 121 of 203 edition lower margin. Excellent strong blue and silver colors. The image size is 7.5″ square, while the sheet size is 9.25″ square. […]
Nakamura Fukusuke I as Fuwa Banzaemon, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Shinzo Hanatachibana, and Bando Takesaburo I as Nagoya Sanza. 30 June 1835 1 July 1900 was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo’s then-leading print maker, U. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki. […]
Murakami was an amateur painter prior to World War II. Following the war he became a student of Shiko Munakata and joined Munakata’s Banga-In print group. Murakami lived near the coast and many of his prints feature the sea. This print is signed and dated lower left and is numbered 19/100 lower right. It is […]