Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991) Japanese

  • Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991), Gokokuji Temple Bell Tower (Clear Weather after Snow) (Gokokuji Shoro (yuki bare)), March 1933
    Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
    Gokokuji Temple Bell Tower (Clear Weather after Snow) (Gokokuji Shoro (yuki bare)), March 1933
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shiro'
    With artist's red seal
    Dated: Showa 8 (1933), March
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'D' seal, consistent with printing 1929-42)
    Vertical oban:
    39 x 26.4 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)
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  • Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991), Hazy Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (Kasumu yube–Shinobazu ikehata), 1932
    Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
    Hazy Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (Kasumu yube–Shinobazu ikehata), 1932
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Kasamatsu shiro' in left margin
    Artist's seal: 'Shiro'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'E', consistent with printing 1931-41)
    Vertical oban:
    38.9 x 25.7 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅛ in.)
    £ 950.00