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Lakeshore with Snow

Ide Gakusui (1899-1978)

Japanese Color Woodblock Print 

Lakeshore with Snow 湖畔の雪

by Ide Gakusui, 1958

Ide Gakusui (1899-1978)


IHL Cat. #1695

About This Print

One of three prints I purchased as a group attributed to the print and nihonga artist Ide Gakusui (1899-1978) who designed most of his prints for the publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962). While this print is neither signed nor sealed, the verso bears the notation "Ide".  Also written in pencil verso is the date "30 May 57", although the left margin on the front of the print carries the hand written date 昭和卅三年一月作 [a work of Showa 33rd year 1st month (January 1958)].  All three prints appear to be in the style of sōsaku hanga, rather than the shin hanga style of his prints designed for Watanabe.  None of the three prints carry a publisher's mark.

I love the effect of falling snow achieved with the use of a light blue-grey ink on, what is likely, a separately carved block.


Print Details

 IHL Catalog #1695
 Title
湖畔の雪 kohan no yuki [Lakeshore with Snow]
 Series 
 Artist 
 Ide Gakusui (1899-1978)
 Signature 
 not signed
 Seal
 not sealed - "Ide" hand written in pencil verso
 Date
昭和卅三年一月作 A work of Showa 33rd year 1st month [January 1958]
"30 May 57" written in pencil on verso
 Edition likely first edition
 Publisher likely the artist
 Impression excellent
 Colors excellent
 Condition excellent  - small tear upper left margin repaired verso; small paper loss upper right margin
 Genre sosaku hanga (creative print)
 Miscellaneous 
 Format oban
 H x W Paper 15 1/8 x 10 7/16 in. (38.4 x 26.5 cm)
 H x W Image
 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (36.2 x 24.4 cm) 
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