Day: June 25, 2022

Japanese woodblock print book, Shiki no Hana vol. 9 Sakai Hoitsu Rinpa 1908

Formal Name: Shiki no Hana vol. 9 Autumn 3 “Shiki no Hana” means flower of four seasons. Year of publication: 1908. Size: 27×18×4.5cm(10.6×7.1×1.8 inch) Illustration size 27 ×36cm(1.6×14.7 inch). Condition: The cover has been refurbished. There are yellowing and stains in the page. About this book and author. Sakai Hoitsu, who represents the Rinpa school […]

Tomikichiro Tokuriki Midcentury Japanese Woodblock Print Soba Vendor

Up for sale is this very neat Japanese woodblock print by the prolific Japanese printmaker, Tomikichiro Tokuriki. The print is titled, Soba Vendor. ” Unlike most Japanese woodblock prints which depict nature or a famous landmark, this is a contemporary midcentury “slice-of-life piece showing a noodle cart under the night sky. There is a figure […]