LARGE SUPERB LIMITED EDITION SIGNED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY IDO MASAO. GION CANAL UNDER SNOW. A Rare Early Scene by this Great Kyoto Artist Showing a Gorgeous Scene of Snow Falling on a Gion Canal and a very lucky find so it is offered at a fantastic low price. Dated 1988, Number 85/180 SIZE: 45.8cm x 31.8cm (18 inches x 12.4 inches). In Very Good Condition. MASAO IDO was born in North-East China in 1945 then moved to Japan in 1946 where he has lived ever since. He studied in Kyoto with Yoshida Koho and Otsubo Shigechika and by 1984 was a Teacher of Seiji Sano. Masao Ido is One of the Most Highly regarded of Contemporary Woodblock Artists and has Work in Many Museums including the New York Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Art Museum, the Kyoto and Tokyo National Museum and the Florence Municipal Museum. He has an extremely individual form of expression and an amazing skill with perspective and form. The item “LARGE LTD EDD SIGNED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT MASAO IDO GION CANAL UNDER SNOW” is in sale since Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Other Asian”. The seller is “djoshitoshi” and is located in NSW. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Originating Region: Japan
- Material: Hand Made Washi
- Colour: Multi-Coloured
- Era: 1988