Munakata Shikô (1903 - 1975)

Dos doncellas celestiales

SKU: 17385

Munakata Shikô (1903 - 1975)

Dos doncellas celestiales

Name: Dos doncellas celestiales
Brand: Munakata Shikô
SKU: 17385
Availability: OutOfStock

SKU: 17385

Paper size 30 x 53 cm

Edition Date 1910

Description Two heavenly maidens Paper size: 30 x 53 cm. Print dedicated to 保田與重郎 - Yasuda Yojûrô (1910-1981), the name of his Kyoto mansion 身余堂 (Shinyodô) in the black oblong cartouche top left. Yasuda Yojûrô was a culture czar in post-war Kyoto, and the author of the Kodansha monograph on Munakata in 1950s. The text above reads "みささきのこのかたおかのとよあきにわがにひつ", which hasn't yielded a good translation (yet). The colours applied to the back of the print as always. Signed in pencil with red Munakata seal. Dated "9158", which should be interpreted as "1958".

Condition Fine impression and colours, good/very good condition: printed on thin crinkly paper, frayed at the edges in several places, probably a characteristic of the kind of paper used.