Shiro | Evening, Glow at Suwa Shrine, Nippori
笠松紫浪 Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991）
夕空 日暮里諏訪神社
Evening, Glow at Suwa Shrine, Nippori
1932
木版画 | 纵绘大大判 | 39cm x 26.8cm
Woodblock-print | Large oban tate-e | 39cm x 26.8cm
初摺；品相非常好；左下角带渡边早期的蓝色英文版印章；钢笔手写作家、标题和年份
First edition; Fine condition; Pen signed the Artist Name, Title and Year, with an early blue English seal of Watanabe
$2,800
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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Shiro Kasamatsu studied art with the painter Kaburagi Kiyokata beginning when he was very young, focusing at first on portraits of beautiful women. Watanabe Shozaburo saw his paintings in a show in 1919 and added him to his stable of Shin Hanga stars.
Shiro quickly gained renown for his landscapes of famous landmarks — always with a romantic vision — and his scenes of traditional Japanese life. Later, up until 1960, he worked with the Kyoto publisher Unsodo, creating more than 100 designs.
One of the last Shin Hanga designers, Shiro eventually experimented with sosaku hanga — creative prints — in which the artist carved and printed his own designs.