Seiichiro Konishi - 屋根の風景 (Roofscape)
Title: 屋根の風景 (Roofscape). Ed. 63/100.
Artist: Seiichiro Konishi (1919-Present).
Signed, Sealed, & Dated: 初版 (First Edition), 自刻自摺 (Self engraved/printed), & editioned in pencil to plate. Printed signature (S.Konishi) & seal (誠) in image lower right, pencilled 小西誠一郎 to plate. Dated 1982.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Sheet approx: H: 58.75cm x W: 42.00cm. (Image: H: 49.00cm x W: 37.50cm).
Condition: A lovely piece. Occasional general faint fox spotting, more notable to upper margin. Beautiful clean colours & otherwise unblemished. Paper crisp and intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: One of the most iconic images of Japan, & often theme to many 20th Century Japanese print artists - the rooftop-scapes across tiled townhouses, castles, & temples below. *A particular gem given its small edition size, its iconic view across Kyoto, & the wonderful addition it would make to a collector of the theme. “西陣” adorns the top of a streetlight - letting us know that Konishi’s scene is that of Kyoto’s Nishijin district, a historical area famed for its textiles.
Title: 屋根の風景 (Roofscape). Ed. 63/100.
Artist: Seiichiro Konishi (1919-Present).
Signed, Sealed, & Dated: 初版 (First Edition), 自刻自摺 (Self engraved/printed), & editioned in pencil to plate. Printed signature (S.Konishi) & seal (誠) in image lower right, pencilled 小西誠一郎 to plate. Dated 1982.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Sheet approx: H: 58.75cm x W: 42.00cm. (Image: H: 49.00cm x W: 37.50cm).
Condition: A lovely piece. Occasional general faint fox spotting, more notable to upper margin. Beautiful clean colours & otherwise unblemished. Paper crisp and intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: One of the most iconic images of Japan, & often theme to many 20th Century Japanese print artists - the rooftop-scapes across tiled townhouses, castles, & temples below. *A particular gem given its small edition size, its iconic view across Kyoto, & the wonderful addition it would make to a collector of the theme. “西陣” adorns the top of a streetlight - letting us know that Konishi’s scene is that of Kyoto’s Nishijin district, a historical area famed for its textiles.
Title: 屋根の風景 (Roofscape). Ed. 63/100.
Artist: Seiichiro Konishi (1919-Present).
Signed, Sealed, & Dated: 初版 (First Edition), 自刻自摺 (Self engraved/printed), & editioned in pencil to plate. Printed signature (S.Konishi) & seal (誠) in image lower right, pencilled 小西誠一郎 to plate. Dated 1982.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Sheet approx: H: 58.75cm x W: 42.00cm. (Image: H: 49.00cm x W: 37.50cm).
Condition: A lovely piece. Occasional general faint fox spotting, more notable to upper margin. Beautiful clean colours & otherwise unblemished. Paper crisp and intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: One of the most iconic images of Japan, & often theme to many 20th Century Japanese print artists - the rooftop-scapes across tiled townhouses, castles, & temples below. *A particular gem given its small edition size, its iconic view across Kyoto, & the wonderful addition it would make to a collector of the theme. “西陣” adorns the top of a streetlight - letting us know that Konishi’s scene is that of Kyoto’s Nishijin district, a historical area famed for its textiles.
