{"product_id":"house-at-okutama-shiro-kasamatsu","title":"House at Okutama - Shiro Kasamatsu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Shiro Kasamatsu (1898–1991)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse at Okutama\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOkutama no Ie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 奥多摩の家)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1955\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original color woodblock print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnsodo (芸艸堂), Kyoto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLifetime impression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Block-signed Shiro within the image\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUnsodo publisher seal and carver\/printer seals in the left margin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 X 10.75 in\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal lifetime woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu\u003c\/strong\u003e depicts a traditional rural house in Okutama, the mountainous region west of Tokyo. Kasamatsu builds the composition around the heavy tiled roofs and stone retaining wall, with autumn foliage providing restrained flashes of yellow and red against the atmospheric gray mountains beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese title \u003cstrong\u003eOkutama no Ie (奥多摩の家), “House in Okutama,”\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in the upper left margin. This impression belongs to Kasamatsu’s postwar period, when he increasingly produced and published his own woodblock prints rather than working through the publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKasamatsu’s handling of the distant mountains is particularly effective here. Rather than outlining the landscape sharply, he uses a dense, textured gray field that gives the background the appearance of mist or low cloud, while the architectural details of the house remain crisp and graphic in the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese title \u003cstrong\u003e奥多摩の家 (Okutama no Ie)\u003c\/strong\u003e in the upper left margin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist signature within the image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist\/publisher seals in the left margin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Japanese color woodblock print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good overall. The sheet retains full margins with visible deckled edges. Minor toning, handling wear and small areas of discoloration are consistent with age. Colors remain attractive, including strong yellow, red, gray and earthy brown tones. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shiro Kasamatsu (1898–1991) was an important 20th-century Japanese printmaker associated with both the \u003cstrong\u003eshin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga movements\u003c\/strong\u003e. He initially worked with the influential publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō, producing atmospheric landscapes in the shin-hanga tradition. Beginning in the 1950s, Kasamatsu increasingly carved, printed and published his own works, giving him greater control over the entire printmaking process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63938899149171,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3549\/2211\/files\/YGP00318.jpg?v=1786234647","url":"https:\/\/blueskyprintshop.com\/products\/house-at-okutama-shiro-kasamatsu","provider":"Blue Sky Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}