HOKKAIDO^ FU^KEI TEZURI HANGASHU^
19. Item #38283
[SO^SAKU HANGA] KATO^ Tetsunosuke, artist. HOKKAIDO^ FU^KEI TEZURI HANGA SHU^. Published by the Sapporo Kanko^ Kyo^kai. [Sapporo Tourism Association). A folder, bound in grass cloth containing 5 handprinted color woodcuts (image size: approx. 10 x 14.5 cm) of landscapes around Sapporo, done in an elegiac and realistic style of so^saku hanga. This folder was probably published in the 1930's, when Kato^ was most active. (He is best known in this country for the lovely landscape watercolors he did, signed "T. Kato") Though little is known of him, Merritt, in her most recent survey, does mention his participation in so^saku hanga groups at the time. This work is in very good condition, and the prints themselves are quite skillful. Appears to be complete, as the only other copy I've found reference to also had five prints:.
Price: $650.00