Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874 - 1964)

Kasuga Shrine maiden

SKU: 20004

Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874 - 1964)

Kasuga Shrine maiden

Name: Kasuga Shrine maiden
Brand: Nakazawa Hiromitsu
SKU: 20004
Availability: OutOfStock

SKU: 20004

Paper size 16.5 x 25.5 cm

Edition Date 1905

Carver/printer Igami Bonkotsu / ?

Description Kasuga no miko (春日の巫女) - Kasuga shrine maiden Paper size: 16.5 x 25.5 cm. Designed for the September 1905 issue of Myôjô (明星) - Morning star. Blocks carved by Igami Bonkotsu (1875-1933), the leading blockcarver of the age (and Hiratsuka Un'ichi's teacher).

Condition Fine impression and colours, good condition: light foxing to the right and top margins, though none in the image. See 中澤弘光研究 - Nakazawa Hiromitsu Kenkyû, Mitsunobu Satô et al., published by Mitsui Kôkei, Tokyo, 2006, p.7.