Title: 鳥になった島 (The Island that Turned into a Bird). E.A.
Artist: 矢柳剛 Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and dated in pencil, 1976.
Medium: Silkscreen.
Paper Size: Approx H: 60.30cm x W: 45.10cm.
Condition: Excellent. Intensity of colour remains, no foxing or deterioration to paper. Slight blemish/mark to breast (as per image). Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: This image is fabulously depicted in Mary & Norman Tolman’s book: Collecting Japanese Prints Then & Now (pg.174-175). A beautiful example of Yayanagi’s female and animal forms (birds & butterfly) united within a more somewhat clear compositional shape (delineated continental South America & Africa), and signature zebra striped pattern. An E.A (épreuve d'artiste) - Artist Proof edition piece.
Reference: Tolman, M.S. & Tolman, N.H. (1994) Collecting Modern Japanese Prints: Then & Now. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Co.
Title: 鳥になった島 (The Island that Turned into a Bird). E.A.
Artist: 矢柳剛 Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and dated in pencil, 1976.
Medium: Silkscreen.
Paper Size: Approx H: 60.30cm x W: 45.10cm.
Condition: Excellent. Intensity of colour remains, no foxing or deterioration to paper. Slight blemish/mark to breast (as per image). Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: This image is fabulously depicted in Mary & Norman Tolman’s book: Collecting Japanese Prints Then & Now (pg.174-175). A beautiful example of Yayanagi’s female and animal forms (birds & butterfly) united within a more somewhat clear compositional shape (delineated continental South America & Africa), and signature zebra striped pattern. An E.A (épreuve d'artiste) - Artist Proof edition piece.
Reference: Tolman, M.S. & Tolman, N.H. (1994) Collecting Modern Japanese Prints: Then & Now. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Co.
