About This Print
While Japanese gardens are a primary source of material for the artist since his early print-making days, the word NIWA (åº), Japanese for garden, made its first appearance in Takahashi's 1977 print titled NIWA R (Garden R) and subsequently appeared in at least 97 print titles, the last being two prints published in 1993, each titled, simply, NIWA. Also see NIWA (80-K), NIWA (Movement) B2, NIWA (April), NIWA (Sunshine) and NIWA (Winter Scenery) in this collection.
Catalogue Raisonné Entry
#364 - Catalogue Raisonné
(Rikio Takahashi, The Woodblock Prints, published by Abe Publishing LTD., 1998)Â
(Rikio Takahashi, The Woodblock Prints, published by Abe Publishing LTD., 1998)Â
Print Details
| Â IHL Catalog | Â #1321 |
|  Title |  NIWA (79-C)Â Â åº (79-C) |
| Â Series | Â NIWA |
|  Artist |  Takahashi Rikio (1917-1998) |
|  Signature |  Pencil signed by artist - Rikio Takahashi in English |
| Â Seal | Â none |
| Â Date | Â 1979 |
| Â Edition | Â 21 of 50 |
| Â Publisher | Â self-published |
| Â Impression | Â excellent |
| Â Colors | Â excellent |
|  Condition |  good – handling creases mainly along bottom of print; 4 tape remnants verso |
| Â Genre | Â sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Â Miscellaneous | Â Niwa translates literally into Garden. |
| Â Format | Â |
| Â H x W Paper | Â 33 1/2 x 24 in. (85.1 x 61 cm) |
| Â H x W Image | |
| Â Collections This Print | |
|  Reference Literature |  Catalogue Raisonné: Rikio Takahashi, The Woodblock Prints, published by Abe Publishing LTD., 1998, p. 160 number 364, color pl. p. 77. |
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