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Wood block print, by Inui Tai, born 1929
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Fine Art:
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Woodcuts:
Pre 1980 item# 892833 (stock# 1455)
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Jim Knopf, Yokohama
$240, free shipping
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Inui Tai, born 1929
Japan, Showa period, 20th century
Wood block print on paper
H: 10 2/3 inch, W: 9 1/2 inch (print size)
H: 12 3/4 inch, W: 12 1/4 inch (paper size)
Setsubun, the division of seasons,
is the last day before the beginning of each season. Usually the term refers to the last day of winter. Spring Setsubun is traditionally celebrated by throwing soy beans out the door while chanting "Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi" (Demons out, Good luck in!) (February 3rd)
Inscription: Setsubun
Sealed: Inui
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Carp banners, wood block print, by Inui Tai, born 1929
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Fine Art:
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Woodcuts:
Pre 1980 item# 892829 (stock# 1446)
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Jim Knopf, Yokohama
$240, free shipping
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Inui Tai, born 1929
Carp banners, Koi Nobori
Japan, Show period, 20th century
Wood block print on paper
H: 10 1/2 inch, W: 9 2/3 inch (print size)
H: 12 4/5 inch, W: 12 inch (paper size)
Carp banners (Koi Nobori) celebrating children's day, on May 5th.
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Akashi Strait, by Inui Tai, born 1929
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Fine Art:
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Woodcuts:
Pre 1980 item# 890529 (stock# 1444)
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Jim Knopf, Yokohama
$480, free shipping
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Akashi Strait, by Inui Tai, born 1929
Japan, Showa period, 20th century
Wood block print on paper
H: 10 4/5 inch, W: 9 1/2 inch (print size)
H: 12 9/10 inch, W: 12 1/5 inch (paper size)
Sealed "Inui"
Poem by Kakimoto Hitomaro reads:
When the ship enters the Akashi Strait,
the houses on the shore will dissappear.
Manyoshu III, 254
Translation by H.H.Honda
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Pigeon and poem, by Inui Tai, born 1929
Catalogue:
Fine Art:
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Woodcuts:
Pre 1980 item# 890433 (stock# 1438)
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Jim Knopf, Yokohama
$240, free shipping
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Inui Tai, born 1929
Japan, Showa period, 20th century
Wood block print on paper
H: 10 2/3 inch, W: 9 1/2 inch (print size)
H: 12 1/10 inch, W: 11 4/5 inch (paper size)
Sealed "Inui"
The poem by Saigyo (1118-1190) reads:
In a fallow field
A tree stands tall,
Alighting there a pigeon
Calls his fellows, his cries
Terrible in the evening.
Shinkokin Shu XVII, 1676
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