Adam's FINE ASIAN ART November 18 2024

121 103 HIYOSHI MAMORU 日吉守 (Japan, 1885-?) Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture - Scene 21953 Pub- lisher: Kyoto Hanga Carver: Ikeda Kanekichi (1900-1965) Printer: Ito Toraji (1903-1957) 40.5 x 28.5cm Notes: 1. Terrific scene of cormorant fishing on theNagara River inGifu City, a tradition- al method still in practice today. 2. In the early 1950s, Hiyoshi Mamoru began designing woodblock prints for the publisher Kyoto Hanga. Most of these works consist of scenes of Korean customs and scenic places, idyllic remembrances of Mamoru’s many years liv- ing there. Ōban woodblock print € 150 - 200