Scene of Flying Ducks — Sabukamo Tobu Fuukei

Catalog note / 解説

THIS LARGE OVERSIZED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT IS BY THE KNOWN SOSAKU HANGA, CREATIVE MOVEMENT ARTIST: TAMAMI SHIMA, BORN:1937. THE SUBJECT BEING GEESE IN FLIGHT IN A WOODLAND SETTING. SHIMA IS WELL KNOWN FOR HER TEXTURE & FORM, STARK CONTRASTING COLORS, USING THE NATURAL WOOD GRAIN PATTERNS TO ADD TO THE EFFECT OF THE SCENE. PENCILED SIGNED BOTTOM RIGHT: TOMAMI SHIMA, BOTTOM LEFT INSCRIPTION IN JAPANESE, EDITION: 70/100 DATED:1962.A LARGE WOODBLOCK PRINT, MEASURING OVER ALL: 22.5 X 16.25, THE IMAGE SIZE IS 20.5 X 14. THIS WORK HAS AN STRONG BLEED THROUGH EFFECT TO THE REVERSE SIDE, PRINTED UPON EXCELLENT QUALITY HEAVY RICE PAPER STOCK. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT RUBBING ON SOME MARGINS AND A FEW…