Lot Essay
For another impression see Shiika no saku/The World of Poetry, Munakata Shiko zenshu/The Complete Works of Shiko Munakata, vol. 6 (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1979), pl. 48.
MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Murasaki tamoto no saku (Purple sleeves) [My love in purple sleeves]
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1956], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Shiko
15 x 12in. (39.4 x 30.5cm.)
Murasaki tamoto no saku (Purple sleeves) [My love in purple sleeves]
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1956], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Shiko
15 x 12in. (39.4 x 30.5cm.)