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70s Japanese Woodblock Print EA Abstract Chicken by Kazu Wakita (1908-2005)(Mam)

70s Japanese Woodblock Print EA Abstract Chicken by Kazu Wakita (1908-2005)(Mam)

Regular price $479.00 USD
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Up for sale from a local estate in Honolulu Hawaii this 1970s Japanese limited edition Artist Proof color woodblock print that is untitled but appears to depicts a abstract chicken (and I could be completely off here) and was created by the well known artist Kazu Wakita (1908-2005). The condition is described above...for more details please check the photos.


Measurements:

Print 13.5 inches x 17.75 inches

Frame 20.25 inches x 24 ⅜ inches


More about the artist:

Wakita was born in Tokyo and has exhibited in the Venice Biennial, the Carnegie International Exhibition, and the Sao Paulo Biennale.

He won the Japanese award for painting in the Guggenheim International Exhibition in 1955. The same year he received first prize in the Tokyo Mainichi International competition.

When Wakita joined the army in 1943, unfortunately, his studio was destroyed by the air raid, and the works made before war time were almost entirely gone, forcing him to start his artistic career a

Condition: 

The print is overall in acceptable pre-owned condition, even toning, one brown spot upper right, mat burn, more staining in margins, very subtle colors, the print will be shipped without the mat shown in the photos,

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