Kawai Kenji (1908-1996)
Spring in the Arashiyama river valley near Kyoto. The cherry trees are in full blossom.
Title: Arashiyama
Signature: Kenji
Seal: Ken
Carver: Nagashima Michio
Printer: Shinmi Saburô
Publisher: Unsôdô, Kyoto (Gômei gaisha Unsôdô han)
Date: Shôwa 23, 6th month (June 1948)
Format: Vertical Ôban, 36,8 x 23,8 cm (image)
Excellent impression and colours. Early edition with date in margin. Full margins. Paper slightly age-toned. Unobtrusive small printer's crease in the sky, two small fibres in the paper. Overall very nice condition. A rarely seen print.
€ 520,-