Munakata Shikô (1903-1975)

Description:

Japan, dated 1975, Showa period
33,3 x 28 cm 60 x 53 cm
Woman with brush. Woodcut, sumizuri-e, with hand-applied color. At the lower edge, inscription in pencil and two seals, one reads: Tomi: 1975 正月志功 Munakata 眉掃きを俤にして紅粉の花 (1975 New Year, Munakata, 'Using eyebrow brushing as a trace, a rouge flower'). Upper seal on the right unread.
German private collection, acquired between the 1970s and 1980s - On the reverse, label of Galerie Voigt, Nuremberg - Minor wear, framed