Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

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Property of a European Collector and Thence by Descent

Munakata Shiko (1903-1975) | Female bust in a circle | Showa period, 20th century

Lot Closed

November 5, 03:57 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)

Female bust in a circle

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, dated 1962, and with artist's penciled pine needles and field chrysanthemum (nogiku) mark, framed and glazed

71 x 55 cm., 28 x 21⅝ in. (including frame)

43 x 30 cm., 17 x 12 in. (without frame)