Kintai Bashi

Catalog note / 解説

Tomikichiro Tokuriki designed woodblock prints for two distinct genre: shin hanga and sosaku hanga. Shin hanga are very representative and tend to deal with traditional Japanese settings and costumes whereas sosaku hanga are more impressionistic making no pretense of photorealism. This print, one of a number that I recently acquired, is pure shin hanga, a pretty evening bridge scene. It is signed and number 53 0f an edition of 300 and measures 9.25"x14.25" (image size). The print is still in what appears to be its original presentation folder and is in pristine condition.