Kenji: Spring at Arashiyama
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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,-