HIRATSUKA UN'ICHI (1895-1997)

HORYUJI TEMPLE IN EARLY AUTUMN, NARA

Details

HIRATSUKA UN'ICHI (1895-1997)
Horyuji temple in early autumn, Nara
Woodcut, n.d. [1977], signed in pencil in Roman script Un-ichi Hiratsuka, sealed in Japanese Hiratsuka Un'ichi, stamped signature Hiratsuka Un'ichi, mat stain around perimeter, upper left corner torn, edges slightly worn, upper edge with tape on verso, toned
33 x 24.3/8in. (85.1 x 61.9cm.)

Exhibited

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Contemporary Japanese Prints," August 29--October 22, 1972

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
George Kuwayama, Contemporary Japanese Prints (Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972), pl. 8.

For other impressions see Helen Merritt, Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints, The Early Years (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1990), p. 209; Un'ichi Hiratsuka (Los Angeles: Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, 1985), no. 106.