Lot Essay
For another impression see Fujii Hisae et al., eds., Munakata Shiko ten/Shiko Munakata (Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art and Asahi Shimbun, 1985), no. 27-10, p. 81.
SHUBODAI NO SAKU (SUBHUTI), FROM THE SERIES SHAKA JUDAI DESHI (THE TEN GREAT DISCIPLES OF THE BUDDHA)
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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Shubodai no saku (Subhuti), from the series Shaka judai deshi (The ten great disciples of the Buddha)
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1939], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Hogen Muna Shiko, paper slip affixed to verso inscribed in ink in Japanese and in Roman letters Ju Shubodai 10 Subodai and in Japanese geku daiichi (most understanding of the void)
41 x 18.7/8in. (106 x 48cm.)
Shubodai no saku (Subhuti), from the series Shaka judai deshi (The ten great disciples of the Buddha)
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1939], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Hogen Muna Shiko, paper slip affixed to verso inscribed in ink in Japanese and in Roman letters Ju Shubodai 10 Subodai and in Japanese geku daiichi (most understanding of the void)
41 x 18.7/8in. (106 x 48cm.)