Gengetsu Yazawa: Sailing Boats on the Inland Sea Woodblock
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Japanese Woodblock Print c.1950s woodblock printed postcard published by Kyoto Hanga-in
SIZE IN INCHES: 5.5 x 3.5 inches
YAZAWA GENGETSU (1886-1952) was born in Nagano, and studied with the great painters Terasaki Kogyo and Kubota Beisen. He was a juror for the Bunten and Teiten Exhibitions (first prize, 1913), a member of the Paris-Japanese Exhibition Committee, and taught at the Japanese National School of Painting. Rising high in the academic circles led him to be chosen as the official painter of the Empress; visit to a school for girls. He also traveled the US and Europe to study painting. During WWII he, like many painters, documented battles for posterity. His work is held extensively in private collections and museums internationally.
SIZE IN INCHES: 5.5 x 3.5 inches
YAZAWA GENGETSU (1886-1952) was born in Nagano, and studied with the great painters Terasaki Kogyo and Kubota Beisen. He was a juror for the Bunten and Teiten Exhibitions (first prize, 1913), a member of the Paris-Japanese Exhibition Committee, and taught at the Japanese National School of Painting. Rising high in the academic circles led him to be chosen as the official painter of the Empress; visit to a school for girls. He also traveled the US and Europe to study painting. During WWII he, like many painters, documented battles for posterity. His work is held extensively in private collections and museums internationally.
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Fine, no flaws
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Gengetsu Yazawa: Sailing Boats on the Inland Sea Woodblock
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