Lot Essay
For another impression see Omoi no saku/The World of Love, Munakata Shiko zenshu/The Complete Works of Shiko Munakata, vol. 9 (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1978), pl. 248.
RYOGA NO SAKU (BECOMING BUDDHA), FROM THE SERIES SUIKOKUIN HANGA KAN [IN PRAISE OF MIZUTANI RYOICHI]
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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Ryoga no saku (Becoming Buddha), from the series Suikokuin hanga kan [In praise of Mizutani Ryoichi]
Woodcut with hand-applied color, 1959, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script Munakata I959. Nyu Yoku (New York), pine needles symbols, sealed Shiko, slight tape stains
16 x 13in. (40.6 x 35cm.)
Ryoga no saku (Becoming Buddha), from the series Suikokuin hanga kan [In praise of Mizutani Ryoichi]
Woodcut with hand-applied color, 1959, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script Munakata I959. Nyu Yoku (New York), pine needles symbols, sealed Shiko, slight tape stains
16 x 13in. (40.6 x 35cm.)