Japanese Print "Matsumoto Castle in Shinshu" by Kasamatsu Shiro
Artist:Kasamatsu Shiro
Title:Matsumoto Castle in Shinshu
Date:1934
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Saturday, 6 August 2005 Title Matsumoto Castle in Shinshu (Before W.W.II) Artist Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1992 Signature Shiro Seal artist's seal Dated 1934 Publisher Watanabe Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent … (very early printing before W.W.II) Colors excellent - very good Condition excellent - very good … light toning, a pin size hole on the left margin. Description "Shinshu; Matsumoto-jo" Bats are flying and the crescent moon is rising on the sunset sky. Matsumoto castle is towering on the background. Note Watanabe copyright seal for 1929-42 on the lower right margin. Format Oban tate-e Width 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm Height 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm Literature Grund, Andreas, "Shiro Kasamatsu - The Complete Woodblock Prints", Tokyo, privately published, 2001, - pg-2, W-16
