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HASHIMOTO Okiie (1899-1993)
Rainy day at Osaka Castle. 1946.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Series
- Kojō jikkei
- Publisher
- Katō Junji
dai ōban tate-e, 42.3 cm × 31.2 cm
Excellent impression, colour and condition.
Rainy day at Osaka Castle (Ame-bi Ôsaka Shiro) from the series 'Ten Views of Old Castles' (Kojō jikkei, published by Katō Junji in 1946. This is print number eight in the series (No.8 in left margin and the artist's seal lower right).
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HASHIMOTO Okiie (1899-1993)
Wakayama Castle. 1949.
- Category
- Japanese | 20th Century
- Publisher
- Self published.
woodblock, 57.8 cm × 41.4 cm
Excellent impression with strong woodgrain from plywood blocks. Excellent colour and very good condition.
Wakayama castle is depicted with bold geometric patterns from a courtyard perspective by one of the finest sosaku-hanga (creative-print) artists, Hashimoto Okiie. He studied western-style oil painting at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, but experimented with print making, eventually achieving his greatest successes in this area. Signed Okiie Hashimoto in pencil, dated 1949. Signed in block Okiie Hashimoto saku (work of Hashimoto Okiie) with red 'Hashi' seal lower right hand corner.
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