Description: Here we have an original, Japanese, woodblock print titled "Moonlight in Yasaka Pagoda," by Asano Takeji, 1951. The look is dark and serine, with lots of midnight blue and silver tones. It comes with the original packaging, which is a bit bent and worn. However, the print is still in great shape, with only minor aging/yellowing and has never been framed, or hung on the wall. The original packaging has the words "Wood cut print, Moonlight in Yasaka Pagoda, By: Asano Takeji." There is Japanese writing in the left margin of the print. I cannot translate it, but I am assuming that it refers to the date and subject matter. This print would be lovely framed and needs to be shown off in a lucky bidder's home. This artwork will be carefully and securely packaged before shipping. (This information has been excerpted from Merritt and Yamada’s Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975.) Takeji Asano was born in Kyoto in 1900 and underwent a long and intensive art training. He studied at the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts, from which he graduated in 1919 and later at the Kyoto City specialist School of Painting with graduation in 1923. One of his teachers was Tsuchida Bakusen. He is best known today for designing landscape woodblock prints for the publisher Unsodo. Asano helped to organize the Kyoto Creative Print Society (Kyoto Sosaku-Hanga Kyokai) in 1929. In 1930, Asano contributed several designs to a series of prints titled “Creative Prints of Twelve Months in new Kyoto” (Sosaku-hanga shin Kyoto junikagetsu). These prints were published by Uchida. Asano’s work as a shin hanga print designer continued throughout the 1930’s, but along the way he learned the skills of carving and printing. This enabled him to create his own self-carved and self-printed series of landscape woodblock prints titled “Noted Views in the Kyoto-Osaka Area” (Kinki meisho fukei) in 1947. During the 1950’s, Asano designed numerous landscape prints for the publisher Unsodo. These popular landscape prints are still being reprinted today. Original Unsodo prints have the Japanese date printed in the margin, while the modern reprints lack the date. Print measures approximately 16 inches tall, by 11 inches wide. Please look over the pictures carefully and feel free to message me with any questions that you might have. Thanks for looking!
Price: 159 USD
Location: Boonville, California
End Time: 2024-09-17T20:00:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Does not apply
Primary Material: Paper
Color: Multi-Color
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
MPN: Does not apply
Region of Origin: Japan
Age: Post-1940
Maker: Asano Takeji
