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Op. 10

Oka Shikanosuke (1898-1978)

Japanese Color Woodblock Print 

Op. 10

by Nonaka Mitsumasa, 1976

Snow at Kinkaku Temple from the series New Selection of Noted Places of Kyoto


IHL Cat. #2173

About This Print


The tenth in a group of over fifty prints carrying the title "Op." (opus or "work"), followed by a number, created by Nonaka in the mid-1970s. This body of work employs curvilinear forms and pastel colors.

The artist notes, "I have been interested in color surfaces since I was a child, and my basic attitude is to create my own world with my own sensibility, which is different from minimal art and American abstract expressionism."1
 

Print Details
 IHL Catalog #2173
 Title Op. 10
 Series Opus
 Artist 
 Nonaka Mitsumasa (b. 1949)
 Signature 
Mitsumasa Nonaka in pencil
 Seal of the artist
a hand-drawn mark to the right of the date, possibly an "M" 
 Date January 8, 1976 "76.1.8"
 Edition first and only edition (21/43)
 Publisher likely self-published
 Carver self-carved
 Printer self-printed
 Impression excellent
 Colors excellent
 Condition excellent 
 Genre sosaku hanga (creative print)
 Miscellaneous
 Format 
 H x W Paper 11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (29.8 x 21.3 cm)
 H x W Image 10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm)
 Collections This Print
 Reference Literature 
last revision:
6/29/2021 created