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Kagogahana, near Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
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Kagogahana, near Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
Hiratsuka, Un'ichi, 1895-1997
Kagogahana, near Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
Artist : Hiratsuka, Un'ichi, 1895-1997
Date : 1927
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 280058
Condition : Residue on reverse top margins
Image size : 6 x 8 3/8 inches
Provenance : Sekino Family Collection
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About The Artist
Hiratsuka, Un'ichi, 1895-1997
Born in Matsue, Shimane prefecture. Graduated from Matsue Commercial College. Took a short course in watercolor from Ishii Hakutei in Matsue in 1913. Encouraged by Hakutei's praise, he moved to Tokyo in 1915 and assisted Hakutei with the business of Nikakai. Although he studied formally with Okada Saburosuke, Ishii Hakutei was his mentor. At Hakutei's suggestion he studied woodblock carving with the master carver Igami Bonkotsu for 10 months in 1915. Exhibited his first moku-hanga with Nik.....