Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
Property of a European Collector and Thence by Descent
Lot Closed
November 5, 03:50 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)
Falling goddess and demon in a garden
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, sumizuri-e, with hand-applied colour, signed in pencil to the lower left in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, sealed Shiko, and with artist's penciled pine needle mark, framed and glazed
59.5 x 47 cm., 23½ x 18½ in. (including frame)
35.5 x 25.5 cm., 14 x 10 in. (the print)