Hiratsuka, Un'ichi (1895 - 1997)

Minori - Harvest
Paper size: 23.5 x 32 cm, image size: 6.1 x 8.9 cm. Published in the 1930s, possibly earlier.
Because of the cross-hatching visible in this print these woodblock prints are also referred to as wood engravings, which are cut across the end grain of the block as opposed to woodblock prints which are cut in the side grain.

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Fine, sharp impression and condition; printed on thin, semi-transparent paper.

Hiratsuka also made even smaller, stamp-size wood-engravings in the same period.