Front of Engakuji Temple in Kamakura by Shiro Kasamatsu

Artist: Shiro Kasamatsu Print Title: Front of Engakuji Temple in Kamakura Series Title: N/A Date: 1953 This is a first edition print! Publisher: Unsodo Sheet Size: Large Oban, sheet size 41 x 27cm Condition: Fine impression and condition. Full margins. No tears, creases, folds, foxing or stains. See large image below. Item Code: Kasamatsu-24 Price: Sold Comments: A quiet oban tate-e scene of Engakuji Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu. This print is a rare first edition, as indicated by the printing of the date in the lower left margin. This date seal was carved off the woodblock after the first edition. Also in the left margin are Unsodo publisher's seal, Shinmi printer's seal, Nagashima carver's seal, and Unsodo watermark. Kasamatsu Japanese signature and red seal in lower right of image. Kasamatsu signature in English in bottom margin. The mark in the right margin and the cut-out in the bottom right corner (known as a 'kento cut') are due to the printing process.