ONCHI KOSHIRO (1891-1955)

LYRIQUE NO. 9 HARUKA NA NEGAI (LYRIC NO. 9, DISTANT HOPE)

Details

ONCHI KOSHIRO (1891-1955)
Lyrique No. 9 Haruka na negai (Lyric No. 9, Distant hope)
Multiblock, 1950, embossed signature and date Onzi- 50, embossed title as above in Japanese and in English Lyric no. 9, slightly creased, slightly browned along edges, minor tape stains on upper edge
14.1.2 x 10in. (36.7 x 27.2cm.)

Provenance

Onchi Mioko, the artist's daughter

Lot Essay

For other impressions see The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, ed., Onchi Koshiro to "Tsukuhae"/Koshiro Onchi and "Tsukuhae" (Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art, 1976), no. 164; Onchi Koshiro hangashu/Prints of Onchi Koshiro (Tokyo: Keishosha, 1975), no. 355, p. 305; Shibuya Shoto Museum, ed., Tokubetsuten: Onchi Koshiro (Special Exhibition: Onchi Koshiro) (Tokyo: Shibuya Shoto Museum, 1982), pl. 78.