Online Auction 18945From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
YAMAKAWA SHUHO (1898-1944)
Lot 107

YAMAKAWA SHUHO (1898-1944)

Approaching Snow (Yuki moyoi)

Closed18 June 2020

Price Realised

GBP 2,750

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

YAMAKAWA SHUHO (1898-1944)
Approaching Snow (Yuki moyoi)
From the series Women in Four Settings (Fujo yondai)
Woodblock print
Signed Shuho, with artist's maple leaf-shaped seal
Published by Bijutsusha, dated Showa ninen junigatsu saku (made December 1927)
Vertical oban: 38.8 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 3/8 in.)

Specialist note

Yamakawa Shuho was an accomplished painter who produced a very small number of woodblock prints. The remaining three designs of this series of four bijin prints are: Red Collar (Akai eri) (see Lot 106), Twilight (Tasogare), and Autumn (Aki).

Related stories

View all stories