Shiro Kasamatsu, "Kinokunisaka in Rain"

The striking and atmospheric composition of this work by Shiro is characterized by a large and powerful pine tree atop a hill, illuminated by spots of color from the grasses and buildings in the background.

Date: 1938
Size: Oban
Early edition (6mm seal; c. 1950)
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Condition: Excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Ebony

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.