Lot Essay
For another impression see Kacho no saku/The World of Flowers and Birds, Munakata Shiko zenshu/The Complete Works of Munakata Shiko, vol. 4 (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1979), pl. 152.
YACHO TOMO NO SAKU (A GROUP OF NIGHT BIRDS)
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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Yacho tomo no saku (A group of night birds)
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1967], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Muna, numbered 10/100, tape stains at upper corners, image discolored from mat
23 x 17.7/8in. (60.3 x 45.4cm.)
Yacho tomo no saku (A group of night birds)
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1967], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Muna, numbered 10/100, tape stains at upper corners, image discolored from mat
23 x 17.7/8in. (60.3 x 45.4cm.)