Catalog record · 目録番号 94626

Awashima Island, Izu- Somejima

Artist / 作者: Kasamatsu Shiro笠松紫浪
Date / 年代: 1953
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / jaodb
Digital image / 画像: 900 × 1200 px
Published by / 公開者: 黒川トウマ

Catalog note / 解説

Japanese Woodblock by Kasamatsu ‘Awashima Island, Izu’ (1953) Beautiful crescent moon scene titled in Japanese kanji (left margin) as ("Izu Awashima") which translates in English as “Awashima Island, Izu” by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Bears artist’s signature/seal in lower left corner of image. Print bears Unsodo’s Publisher’s rectangular seal in left margin along with the carver/printer seals of Nagashima/Shinmi. Dr. Andreas Grund’s authoritative reference “The Complete Woodblocks of Shiro Kasamatsu” indicates this print (#U-15) was first produced “Showa 28” (or 1953). Additionally, Nagashima (carver) is known to have worked for Unsodo during the late 1940’s and 1950’s; and Shinmi (print…

Image record / 画像情報

JAODB · 1953 · jaodb

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