Shiro Kasamatsu, "Snowy Canal, Kyoto"

Abstract forms and shapes showing a snow scene in Kyoto along a canal gives this early edition print by Shiro Kasamatsu a modern aesthetic.

Date: 1954
Size: Oban (approx. 10â" x 15â")
Published by Unsodo
Condition: Excellent
Frame Shown: 16" x 24â" 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 Japanâ'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.