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) | Tied-up hair (Agemage no saku) | Showa period, 20th century

Lot Closed

November 5, 03:56 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Munakata Shiko (1903-1975) 

Tied-up hair (Agemage 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, sealed, and with artist's penciled pine needle and field chrysanthemum (nogiku) mark; with woodblock printed certificate of authenticity (kanteisho) by the artist's sonMunakata Pariji (1934-1998), hand-numbered in Japanese script 5,390 and inscribed Munakta Shiko saku (made by Munakata Shiko), with two red seals, and signed Munakata Pariji

41 x 30 cm., 16⅛x 28⅞in. (the print)