Description
One of the artist’s most beautiful tree prints. I love the blue inks in combination with gold leaf rather than silver. Do you notice the subtle light blue tree bottom left? It gives the whole design much more dimensionality. Stunning!
Sold conservation matted to 32 x 26.5 inch
Additional information
| Dimensions | sheet size is 23 x 17.5 inches |
|---|---|
| Condition | Excellent color and impression; faintest line from prior matting. several tiny stains bottom left corner. edges of the paper show some minor yellowing. |
| Signature & Seals | dated and numbered, pencil signed, titled |
| Artist Name | HOSHI Joichi (1913-1979o |
| Japanese Title | Asa, in kanji |
| Medium | Woodblock with metal leaf |
| Edition | 6/88 |
| Year | 1973 |
photo by Svein Olslund