Lot Essay
For another impression see Kacho no saku/The World of Flowers and Birds, Munakata Shiko zenshu/The Complete Works of Shiko Munakata, vol. 4 (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1978), pl. 125.
WABISUKE NO SAKU (JUICHIGATSU WABISUKE TSUBAKI TO OSHIDORI) (WABISUKE CAMELLIAS AND MANDARIN DUCKS, 11TH MONTH), FROM THE SERIES RYURYOKU KAKOSHO (THE WILLOW IS GREEN, THE FLOWER IS RED) [THE CHANGES OF NATURE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS]
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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Wabisuke no saku (Juichigatsu Wabisuke tsubaki to oshidori) (Wabisuke camellias and Mandarin ducks, 11th month), from the series Ryuryoku kakosho (The willow is green, the flower is red) [The changes of nature in the twelve months]
Woodcut, 1955, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script Munakata 1955, sealed Muna, paper slip affixed to verso inscribed in ink in Japanese and in Roman script 9 To-kei, sealed Ke, gon and Muna, tape stains to top edge, faint tape stains on lower corners
23 x 21.7/8in. (59.8 x 55.5cm.)
Wabisuke no saku (Juichigatsu Wabisuke tsubaki to oshidori) (Wabisuke camellias and Mandarin ducks, 11th month), from the series Ryuryoku kakosho (The willow is green, the flower is red) [The changes of nature in the twelve months]
Woodcut, 1955, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script Munakata 1955, sealed Muna, paper slip affixed to verso inscribed in ink in Japanese and in Roman script 9 To-kei, sealed Ke, gon and Muna, tape stains to top edge, faint tape stains on lower corners
23 x 21.7/8in. (59.8 x 55.5cm.)