Shiro Kasamatsu, "Semi Hot Spring"

Set along the Oguni River in Yamagata Prefecture, the onsen at Semi is shown here on a bright Spring evening. A beautiful and atmospheric woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu from a rare, first-edition printing. 

Date: 1954
Size: Oban
First-edition
Publisher: Unsodo
Condition: Excellent/fine 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.