Live Auction 8862THE HELEN AND FELIX JUDA COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS
Lot 263

MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)

KOSHI (CALLING FOR A MESSENGER), FROM THE SERIES SHOKEISHO HANGA KAN [IN PRAISE OF KAWAI KANJIRO]

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MUNAKATA SHIKO (1903-1975)
Koshi (Calling for a messenger), from the series Shokeisho hanga kan [In praise of Kawai Kanjiro]
Woodcut mounted as a hanging scroll, n.d. [blocks carved 1969], sealed Muna
20.3/8 x 15.5/8in. (51.7 x 39.7cm.), 65. x 21.3/8in. (165.1 x 54.3cm.)

Specialist note

For another impression see Omoi no saku/The World of Love, Munakata Shiko zenshu/The Complete Works of Shiko Munakata, vol. 9 (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1978), pl. 73.