'Spring Colors at Gion' Yasaka Shrine, #9
Series: 15 Views of Kyoto 
This woodblock depicts the entrance to Yasaka Shrine at springtime. It is #9 of 15 in the series. It has nice color. This print bears Tokuriki's cipher and seal, along with its title box in the lower right of the print. This print was introduced in 1950, published by Uchida Publishers and it dates to the period. It is handsomely matted in a faux wood veneer and professionally framed in a brown wood frame with a polished front. The print's sight size measures 10.75" x 9.25", and the frame measures 15.5" x 14".  This print is in fine condition with just minimal toning.     P2527     $110.00
Tokuriki, Tomikichiro (1902-2000)
Tomikichiro Tokuriki was a modern Japanese woodblock printmaker. He represented the 12th generation of a Kyoto artisan family designated as the official Kyoto print artists for the famous Honganji Temple. He graduated from Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. After World War II, he established the Matsukyu Publishing Company to produce and distribute his own prints and other Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga pieces. Tomikichiro Tokuriki was an influential figure in Japan's contemporary print movement. He was the official artist of the Honganji Temple, and his work has been commissioned for various temples throughout Japan, including the famous shrines at Ise. His prints are in the permanent collections of the Museum Fine Arts Boston and the Museum of Modern Art New York.