Artist: Yamaguchi Hoshun
Title: Squall over the Ocean
Date: 1936
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Friday, 6 October 2006 Title Squall over the Ocean before W.W.II Artist Hoshun Yamaguchi 1893-1971 Seal Artist's seal Dated 1936 Publisher Ginza Sanmaido Bijutsu-bu Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … embossed Colors very good Condition very good … paper toning, slight foxing in the image, discolorations and many foxing on the margins, slight creases on the margins. Edition Size 100 Numbered 46 / 100 Description From the woodblock print album, "Rokucho Hanga; Kaze" (Wind). This one,"Yuki-kaze" (Snowy Wind), depicted the steadily falling snow over freezing ocean. Hoshun was a renowned Nihon-ga master. He received the highly prestigious Order of Cultural Merit (Bunka Kunsho) from the Japanese government in 1965. Width Item 18.9 inches = 48.1 cm Height Item 14.6 inches = 37.1 cm Literature Chiba City Art Museum, "Nihon no Hanga IV: 1931-40" Catalogue. "Munakata Shiko Tojo"., 2004, - pl. 213-3