{"product_id":"ito-sozan-crows-and-half-moon","title":"Ito Sozan, \"Two Crows and Half-Moon\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis woodblock print by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIto Sozan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e depicts two crows perched on a tree branch beneath a waning moon. A rare pre-earthquake impression of a dramatic nocturnal scene characteristic of early \u003cem data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"396\"\u003eshin-hanga\u003c\/em\u003e design. Beautifully printed and in marvelous condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDate: ca. 1920\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSize: Tanzaku\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFirst edition, pre-earthquake printing\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Watanabe Shozaburo\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fine\/excellent color and condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIto Sozan (1884-?)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewas a Japanese print artist associated with \u003cem data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"122\"\u003ekacho-e\u003c\/em\u003e—woodblock prints depicting birds and flowers. He is known to have worked with publisher \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWatanabe Shozaburo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e before Watanabe’s later and more famous collaborations with \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOhara Koson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Sozan is said to have died relatively young around 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shin-Hanga","offers":[{"title":"Print Only (No Mat)","offer_id":49162730078360,"sku":"TA06022026016","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Custom Matting 14\" x 22\" (no charge)","offer_id":49162730111128,"sku":"TA06022026016M","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/6130\/4472\/files\/Ito-Sozan-Crows-Moon.jpg?v=1779836098","url":"https:\/\/tokaidoarts.com\/products\/ito-sozan-crows-and-half-moon","provider":"Tokaido Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}