Iwao Akiyama (20th Century, Japanese, 1921-2014), Kagami [Mirror] (1970), Original Vintage Sosaku-Hanga (Creative Woodblock), 41H x 31W cm (frame)

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- 26 H x 18 W cm (image); 41 H x 31 W cm (frame) - This work is editioned 6 of 100 and dated 1970 lower left, titled in Japanese bottom middle and signed bottom right; all below image margin; additional red stamp near signature - This work is on rough, handmade washi paper; Akiuama preferred to print his works on delicate, long fiber kozo (mulberry) washi paper which often incorporated organic materials such as bark shavings and pulp flecks; this is visible in this work - Iwao Akiyama was a Japanese woodblock printmaker and artist known for distinctive prints of owls, cats, and other animals in the style of naive or folk art - For more information about this artist, please see - https://scriptum.com/artist/1503-iwao-akiyama - Nicely framed, some usual wear to frame and at least one small loss to work middle right, although this could also just be a usual anomaly inherent in the paper used