MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)

HANAGITSUNE NO SAKU (FLOWERS AND FOX), FROM THE SERIES SEITEN SHO (IN PRAISE OF THE BLUE SKY) [COMPOSITIONS ON THE POEMS OF HARA SEKITEI]

Details

MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Hanagitsune no saku (Flowers and Fox), from the series Seiten sho (In praise of the blue sky) [Compositions on the poems of Hara Sekitei]
Woodcut with hand-applied color, 1961, signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and signed and dated in Roman script 1961.Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Muna, tape stains on top and bottom edges, backed with thin paper
12.3/8 x 8in. (31.4 x 21.4cm.)

Exhibited

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Munakata Shiko 1903-1975/Ikeda Masuo b. 1934," March 14--June 16, 1978

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
George Kuwayama, Munakata Shiko 1903-1975/Ikeda Masuo b. 1934 (Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978), cat. no. 18.