Frame measures approximately 11 4/4 x 20 1/2

The image measures approximately 6 1/2 x 14 3/4

The frame looks original and is in good condition.

The woodblock print is in mint condition protected under glass.

Original Shin Hanga Japanese Woodblock Print Mid Century FIRST SNOW Unknown Artist

unknown (shin hanga)

ca. 1920-30s

First Snow

(Hatsu yuki)

with karazuri ('blind printing') of the snow in the foreground; the title, Hatsu yuki, followed by oval seal, Mutsuki (1st [lunar] month), unsigned, ca. 1930s

Shin hanga - The new prints of Japan (1900-1960)

The Shin hanga (literally « new prints ») art movement was a revival of traditional printmaking (ukiyo‑e) in the early 20th century. The publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962), noting the decline in xylographic production due to competition from new imported techniques such as photography and lithography, was the movement's greatest promoter. He gathered around him artists whose drawings were printed using traditional woodblock printing techniques.

While retaining classic themes such as landscapes, beautiful women (bijin), kabuki actors and flowers-and-birds, Shin hanga prints also reflect a modernizing Japan and seduce with a new aesthetic and an extremely high production quality. Artists: Kawase Hasui, Itō Shinsui, Ohara Koson, Kasamatsu Shirō, Komura Settai