MASAO IDO Japanese Woodblock Print KYOTO ROCK GARDEN

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MASAO IDO Japanese Woodblock Print KYOTO ROCK GARDEN MASAO IDO Kyoto Rock Garden Date: 2007, original woodblock print, sealed by the artist in the image; impressed signature in the bottom margin Size: approx. 10" x 7.75" (overall) Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed Impression: Fine, nice surface texture, tight registration Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso MASAO IDO With the recent passing of Clifton Karhu, Masao Ido is perhaps now the best known living woodblock artist residing in Kyoto. Ido was born in North-East China in 1945 and his family moved to Japan in 1946 finally settling in Kyoto in 1959 w he still lives and works today. Ido studied in Kyoto with Yoshida Koho (fabric dyeing) and Otsubo Shigechika (woodblock prints), and today belongs to the top group of established contemporary Japanese artists. His works are in the collections of the New York Modern Art Museum, the Boston Art Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, the Tokyo National Museum, the Florence Municipal Museum and in many private collections. Masao Ido currently hosts a Japanese television show on making woodblock prints on the NKK network and is frequently interviewed by Japanese news sources as an expert on the subject. VISIT OUR EBAY STORE FOR MORE WOODBLOCK PRINTS AND BOOKS ABOUT WOODBLOCK ARTISTS Please read more