MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)

MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Ragora no saku (Rahula), from the series Shaka judai deshi (The ten great disciples of the Buddha)
Woodcut, n.d. [blocks carved 1939], signed in pencil in Japanese Shiko and in Roman script Munakata, pine needles and field chrysanthemum symbols, sealed Hogen Muna Shiko, paper slip affixed to verso inscribed in ink 6 Ragora [in English and Japanese] Mikko dai-ichi [should read kaigyo daiichi (best at following the rules of Buddhism)]
41.5/8 x 18.7/8in. (105.7 x 48cm.)