Item #91062 Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]. artist Terada Masaaki 寺田政明, author Iokibe Kin’ichi 五百旗頭欣一.
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]

Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]

Item #91062

Iokibe Kin’ichi, Terada Masaaki: Mokuhan Shigashū 五百旗頭欣一 寺田政明 木版詩画集 [A Collection of Woodcuts with Verse - by Iokibe Kin’ichi and Terada Masaaki]
Terada Masaaki 寺田政明, artist and Iokibe Kin’ichi 五百旗頭欣一, author
Kyoto
Fūbutsushisha 風物詩社
Showa 35 [1960]

Published by Fūbutsushisha 風物詩社. Numbered 21 of a limitation of 100. 14 sheets approx 39 x 48.5cm with verse and prints in color. The title is printed in green on a sheet 51.4 x 41.4cm and the colophon is printed on a separate sheet 51.7 x 41.6cm, for a total of 16 sheets. Incomplete; 1 sheet is missing. The sheets are housed in a large navy blue portfolio 52 x 42.5cm with ribbon ties and a printed title slip.

A lovely collection of original woodblock print pairings of poetry and artwork. The poetry is by a well-known poet, Iokibe Kinichi 五百旗頭欣一 (1913-1978), who was a woodcut artist himself, and the woodcuts are by award-winning artist Terada Masaaki 寺田政明 (1912-1989). Terada, originally from Fukuoka prefecture, was an early member of the Independent Art Association (Jiyu Bijutsu Kyokai 自由美術協会会員), participating in an exhibition with future members in 1937, just weeks before the group was officially founded. He was also a founding member of the Japan Artists Association (Nihon Bijutsuka Renmei Kaiin 日本美術家連盟会員).

The verse and artwork pay homage to a Japan that was vanishing even as the set was being created. Each poem is accompanied by a design that speaks to the words - a sharp-beaked bird, fallen leaves, a landscape with an electric train, a brilliant Red Spider Lily, a blue-gray fish, and other lovely illustrations. The poem/print titles are as follows: 初冬 Shotō [Early Winter], 鍵屋 Kagiya [Locksmith], 駅 Eki [Train Station], 草軽電鉄 Kusakaru Dentetsu [Kusakaru Electric Railway], 風韻 Fūin [Elegance], 石濤 Shitao [Shi Tao], あられ Arare [hail], 冬日小景 Fuyubi Shōkei [Winter Sun], 早春 Sōshun [Early Spring], くちなし Kushinashi [Gardenia], 彼岸花 Higanbana [Red Spider Lily], 魚野川の鮎 Uono Kawa no Ayu [Sweetfish from the Uono River], 初夏 Shoka [Early Summer] and 會津の町 (会津) Aizu no Machi [Town of Aizu].

A rare collection that appears to be incomplete; only one set was found online in OCLC database. Lovely images created with words and woodcuts. Very fine condition.

Price: $850.00