Vintage Yoshitoshi Mori Signed Japanese Limited Edition Print 4/30 Dated 1963

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View Vintage Yoshitoshi Mori Signed Japanese Limited Edition Print 4/30 Dated 1963 with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The artist Yoshitoshi Mori, is a well-known Japanese sosaku hanga (“creative print”) artist famous for simplified folk-art compositions, dolls, festival scenes, and bold black forms. The piece features a traditional Japanese folk/festival scene rendered in the bold graphic style associated with renowned Japanese printmaker Yoshitoshi Mori (1898–1992). This is an original mid-century Japanese woodblock/stencil-style print purchased in the Yokohama area during the early 1960s. The signature reads “Yoshitoshi Mori ’63,” and the numbering “4/30.” The artist Yoshitoshi Mori, is a well-known Japanese sosaku hanga (“creative print”) artist famous for simplified folk-art compositions, dolls, festival scenes, and bold black forms. The piece features a traditional Japanese folk/festival scene rendered in the bold graphic style associated with renowned Japanese printmaker Yoshitoshi Mori (1898–1992). The composition includes: * Traditional festival/work figures * Strong black graphic forms * Hand-applied color fields * Japanese calligraphy * Red artist seal * Pencil signature and date * Limited edition numbering “4/30” This piece strongly resembles his 1960s festival/folk scene work. The circular symbol in the image resembles a Japanese festival drum crest or tomoe motif, and the figures are carrying festival materials. A few important observations: * Hand signed in pencil: “Yoshitoshi Mori ’63” * Numbered edition: 4/30 * Red artist seal present * Period framing/matting are original Category: Antiques › Asian Antiques › Japan › Prints.

Primary Material

Paper

Color

Multi-Color

Original/Reproduction

Vintage Original

Region of Origin

Japan

Age

Post-1940

Country of Origin

Japan