Artist: Kato Yasu
Title: Song of Mortal and Pestle
Date: 1969
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 Title Song of Mortal and Pestle kine uta Artist Yasu Kato 1907-1997 Signature "Yasu Kato" in pencil on the lower margin. "Kato Yasu" signed in Japanese on the right margin. Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1969. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Good. Colors Very good. Condition Good … Uneven toning. Ink residues and dark soil on the margins. Distinct creases on the margins, partially reaching into the image. Verso tape residues. Description "Kine Uta". A village girl with hair band and in traditional costume in Sun-moon-lake in Taiwan. She is working with a large pestle and mortar. "kine uta" means a song for working with mortar and pestle. Width Item 16.1 inches = 41.0 cm Height Item 20.5 inches = 52.0 cm