Japanese Shin Hanga Woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu

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Artist Kasamatsu Shirô (Japanese, 1898–1991)

Shiro Kasamatsu was an important artist of the shin hanga movement.
The present woodblock is an original from the 1939 series “Eight Views in the Suburbs of Tokyo”
Interestingly only 4 prints in this series were made. This is a First edition.

“‘Eight Views in the Outskirts of Tokyo”. Originally published by Watanabe in 1939

Title: Imaibashi Bridge in Late Autumn
Gyōtoku Imai bashi banshū

dated: November 1939

Size: 9 9/16 x 14 9/16 in. (24.3 x 37.0 cm); Paper: 10 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. (27.0 x 39.1 cm)
Format: Oban yoko-e

http://scriptum.com/Artwork-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=1524&NewID=15046 ^[1]

https://collections.lacma.org/node/190431 ^[2]

Japan 20th c.Reference number: jP127