Artist: Kawashima Tatsuo (b.1939)
Title: Autumn in Kyoto
Date: 1980
Edition: 1st Ed., 224/230
Sig./Seal: T. Kawashima sig. in pencil, Red Seal, Title in Kanji
Condition: Excellent
Size: 14.5 x 19                               $495
Tatsuo Kawashima - Born in Kyoto in 1939, Tatsuo Kawashima had an early interest in the woodblock print tradition, and apprenticed and worked at Uchida Art in Kyoto as a carver and printer. In the 1960s, he began to experiment with designs for his own woodblock prints in a contemporary style. In 1980, he released some of his first popular designs in a larger format, drawing his subject matter from the countryside around his hometown of Kyoto.
Kawashima's lovely, evocative designs feature quiet scenes, beautifully composed and softly shaded. His limited edition works are signed, titled in Japanese, and numbered in pencil, with typical edition sizes of 230 prints. About ten years ago, Kawashima retired and is no longer producing woodblock prints, so his works are rarely seen in the market.