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, 03:55 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)
Princess Kuchinashi (Kuchinashi hi no saku)
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, with artist's red seal and penciled pine needles and field chrysanthemum (nogiku) mark, framed and glazed; with woodblock printed certificate of authenticity (kanteisho) by the artist's son, Munakata Pariji (1934-1998), hand-numbered in Japanese script 2,740 inscribed Munakta Shiko saku (made by Munakata Shiko) and titled, with two red seals, and signed Munakata Pariji
49.2 x 45. cm., 19⅜ x 17¾ in. (including the frame)
30 x 24 cm., 113/4 x 9½ in. (the print)