Eiichi Kotozuka - Owl and Cherry Blossoms

Owl and Cherry Blossoms

Eiichi Kotozuka's original Japanese woodcut, "Owl and Cherry Blossoms" dates from around 1950. It bears both Kotozuka’s signature and his artist seals within the block. This woodcut is printed upon fine mulberry paper bearing the Kyoto publisher’s watermark (‘Uchida’) along the lower watermark. Apparent as well is the registration ‘kento’ notch in the lower right corner. It is a fine, original example of the Sosaku Hanga art of Eiichi Kotozuka.

Owl and Cherry Blossoms

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Eiichi Kotozuka (Osaka,1906 - Kyoto, 1979)
#	Image	Title & Engraver	Medium	Date	Publisher	Notes	-
01-		Owl and Cherry Blossoms by Eiichi Kotozuka	Original Japanese Woodcut	c. 1950	Uchida, Kyoto	Signed and sealed by Eiichi Kotozuka in the image to the right.	Sold
02.-		Quails and Lespedeza by Eiichi Kotozuka	Original Japanese Woodcut	c. 1950	Uchida, Kyoto	Signed and sealed by Eiichi Kotozuka in the image to the right.	Sold

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Title:	Owl and Cherry Blossoms
Artist:	Kotozuka, Eiichi (Osaka,1906 - Kyoto, 1979)
Date:	c. 1950
Medium:	Original Japanese Woodcut
Publisher:	Uchida, Kyoto
Note:	Eiichi Kotozuka: A Japanese painter and woodcut artist, Eiichi Kotozuka studied at the Kyoto Specialist School of Painting (1930). His first published woodcuts date from 1932, when he exhibited with the association, Shun'yokai. In 1938, Eiichi Kotozuka became a full member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai. Throughout his career, Eiichi Kotozuka's woodcuts were issued by Kyoto's two major publishers, Uchida and Unsodo.
	Eiichi Kotozuka's evolution as a printmaking artist formed in two distinct periods. Before the Second World War his woodcuts were designed in the traditional 'Shin Hanga" style, and were mainly landscapes, city views and botanical studies. After the War, he often worked in association with his friend and fellow Kyoto artist, Tomikichiro Tokuriki. Both artists began experimenting with more modern techniques and allied themselves with the experimental 'Sosaku Hanga' (Creative Prints) movement. Brilliantly exploring both form and texture, Eiichi Kotozuka now both carved his own blocks and printed them by hand, usually in very small editions. "Owl and Cherry Blossoms" is one of the artist's largest oban-sized woodcuts from this period and one of his most impressive works of original art.
Size:	15 7/8 X 10 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon hand-made mulberry (rice) paper and with full, deckled margins. Bearing the ‘Uchida’ watermark along the lower margins as well as the registration ‘kento’ notch in the lower right corner (under the matte). Signed and sealed by the artist in the image to the right. Two small tape stains (verso) are evident in the upper and lower margins else a superb impression and in very good condition throughout. "Owl and Cherry Blossoms" represents an outstanding example of the Sosaku Hanga art of Eiichi Kotozuka.
Subject:	Eiichi Kotozuka, "Owl and Cherry Blossoms", original Japanese woodcut, Uchida, Kyoto, Nihon Hanga Kyokai, Tomikichiro Tokuriki, ‘Sosaku Hanga’ (Creative Prints) movement, ‘Shin Hanga’ style, botanical and bird studies.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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