The work is pencil-signed “Un-ichi Hiratsuka, ” dated 1969 and individually numbered 8/20 from a very limited edition of only twenty impressions. The Japanese title , translating as “Hiunkaku at Nishi Honganji Temple, ” is handwritten in pencil beneath the image. The artist’s red seal appears within the lower-right portion of the composition. Hiratsuka was one of the leading artists of Japan’s twentieth-century sosaku-hanga, or Creative Print, movement and was especially known for his bold black-and-white woodblock views of temples, shrines and traditional architecture. This exact composition is represented in a major American museum collection. Framed: 27 inches wide and 24 inches high. The print has not been removed from the frame, so the complete sheet dimensions and condition beneath the mat have not been examined. Condition: Authentic vintage condition with overall paper toning, uneven discoloration in the sky, scattered age spots/foxing, slight waviness and a visible horizontal crease. The black impression remains strong, and the pencil title, signature, date, edition number and red artist’s seal are clearly visible. One part of the frame side has a dent. I’ve taken pictures from many angles. Please review all photographs closely, as they form an important part of the condition description. A scarce, large-format, pencil-signed and numbered work by an important modern Japanese printmaker.