Japanese Works of Art - 21 May 2019
A SET OF TWELVE JAPANESE PRINTS BY TAKESHITA KIN-U (C.1930) 20TH CENTURY Depicting scenes...
A SET OF TWELVE JAPANESE PRINTS BY TAKESHITA KIN-U (C.1930)
20TH CENTURY
Depicting scenes symbolizing the twelve months of the year: New Year's day in January; gathering young herbs in February; cock fighting in March; a game of football in April; Boys' Day in May; a race in June; a court lady offering flowers to a temple in July; airing the house in August; the chrysanthemum festival in September; waiting for the full moon in October; maple viewing in November and hunting hawks in December; all in modern frames and glazed, 25cm x 36.5cm each. (12)