Shiro Kasamatsu, "Heirinji"

Many of Shiro Kasamatsu's self-published works are some of the artist's most captivating and distinctive designs in his oeuvre, and are also some of the most unique compositions to emerge from Japan in the post-WWII period. Here, Heirinji temple in Saitama prefecture is wonderfully composed in an ethereal palette of fall colors.

Date: 1962
Size: Oban
Edition: 117/200
Self Published
Condition: Excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Clear Walnut

Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991) began his artistic career during the shin-hanga period and would go on to produce some of Japan's most recognizable woodblock prints. Starting in second-half of the 20th century, Shiro would go on to carve, print, and publish his own prints, making him an influential artist in the sosaku-hanga movement as well.