Yoshitoshi Mori - Born in Tokyo in 1898, Yoshitoshi Mori was one of the best known artists of the sosaku hanga, or creative prints, movement in Japan. Originally a textile designer, Mori graduated from the Kawabata School of Fine Arts and studied stencil-dyeing of fabrics. It wasn't until 1954, after the age of 50, that he began making stencil prints on paper using a method called "kappazuri." He became a printmaker fulltime in 1962, and had numerous shows in both Japan and internationally. Mori's works can be seen on display in some of the finest museums in the world, including the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Comments - Interesting, rather abstract image of a beauty holding two masks in her outstretched hands. She tilts her head up, her long sleeves flowing beside her and her kimono trailing on the floor. Painted in black sumi ink and heightened with pastel in bright tones. A different composition of the same subject is painted on the reverse in sumi ink, creating a rare, double-sided original work. An expressive design from the Yoshitoshi Mori Estate.

Artist - Yoshitoshi Mori (1898 - 1992)

Size - 13 1/4" x 7 3/8"

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Small tape remnant on reverse. Please see photos for details. Otherwise excellent.