Lot Essay
For a 1955 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. 126.
SESSUI NO SAKU (JUNIGATSU SHISHIN TO HIYOKU NO HAKA) (A PAIR OF TOMBSTONES IN THE SNOW, DECEMBER--FOUR GODS AND TOMBSTONES SIDE BY SIDE), FROM THE SERIES RYURYOKU KAKOSHO (THE WILLOW IS GREEN, THE FLOWER IS RED) [THE CHANGES OF NATURE IN THE
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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Sessui no saku (Junigatsu shishin to hiyoku no haka) (A pair of tombstones in the snow, December--four gods and tombstones side by side), from the series Ryuryoku kakosho (The willow is green, the flower is red) [The changes of nature in the twelve months]
Woodcut, 1956, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script Munakata. 1956. 10.6, sealed Nampo no in, sealed in the image setsu (?), several small stains
24 x 21.7/8in. (61.6 x 55.5cm.)
Sessui no saku (Junigatsu shishin to hiyoku no haka) (A pair of tombstones in the snow, December--four gods and tombstones side by side), from the series Ryuryoku kakosho (The willow is green, the flower is red) [The changes of nature in the twelve months]
Woodcut, 1956, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script Munakata. 1956. 10.6, sealed Nampo no in, sealed in the image setsu (?), several small stains
24 x 21.7/8in. (61.6 x 55.5cm.)