Handsome view of rice planting in the magnificent nature is depicted vividly. The famers planting rice in flooded fields, placing the tender green plants in neat rows. Behind them, a farmer plows a paddy with a horse, preparing it for planting. The majestic mountains are reflected on the water in the rice fields. Beautifully composed with a lovely color palette, rich blue tones with warm green accents. The changing scenery with the seasons is depicted with Kasamatsu's rich sense of color. A lovely shin-hanga design which would make a lovely framed display. Title: "田うえ Rice Planting" Artist: Kasamatsu Shirō (1898 ~ 1991) 笠松紫浪 Signed: Shiro, with red "Shiro" seal (bottom side) Technique: Japanse Woodblock print Paper: Echizen Japanese mulberry paper First print 1953 This is printed using the original woodblocks from original publisher Unsodo, Japan. Born in Tokyo, Shiro Kasamatsu began studying art at a young age with the painter Kaburagi Kiyokata. He completed his first woodblock designs for Watanabe Shozaburo in 1919 after the publisher saw his paintings on exhibit. Shiro designed shin-hanga prints for Watanabe for many years, becoming well known for his romantic landscapes of famous landmarks and his scenes of traditional Japanese life. From 1952 to 1960, he created more than one hundred woodblock designs for the Kyoto publisher Unsodo. He also experimented with sosaku hanga or creative prints starting in the late 1950s, carving and printing his own designs. Shiro is regarded as one of the top shin-hanga woodblock print artists in Japan. The woodblock print is in excellent condition Paper size: 420 x 280 mm Image size: 365 x 240 mm Shipment with tracking we do combine shipments for woodblock prints, please have a look at our weekly selection of Japanese fine arts! Thank you!