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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) | Seated female figure | Showa period, 20th century

Lot Closed

November 5, 04:09 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)

Seated female figure

Showa period, 20th century 


woodblock print, sumizuri-e, with hand-applied colour and gold pigment, signed in pencil to the lower left in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, sealed, and with artist's penciled stark mark, framed and glazed; with woodblock printed certificate of authenticity (kanteisho) by the artist's sonMunakata Pariji (1934-1998), hand-numbered in Japanese script 359 and inscribed Munakta Shiko saku (made by Munakata Shiko), with two red seals, and signed Munakata Pariji

73.5 x 57.5 cm., 28⅞ x 22⅝ in. (including frame)

56 x 41 cm., 22 x 16 in. (without frame)