Expos. L'estampe japonaise. Birds and flowers. The exposition 'Birds and flowers' showed lithographs by Theo van Hoytema and Japanese woodblocks in Centre Ceramique, Avenue Ceramique 50, Maastricht, Netherlands on the third floor from October 16 to December 31, 2001.
The prints of birds and flowers were be exhibited in three parts: I. Article: "Still MORE Look-Alike Prints of the Early Shin-Hanga Era" At this time, we have little to offer definitively regarding this little "chuban-sized" (7 x 10-ish) print, as currently it's black "artist's signature" and red "artist's seal" remain unread.
(Of course, we'll update this article if we get them figured out.) And although the linework is not as highly defined as one sees in the various Hasegawa/Nishinomiya "Night Scenes" prints, the "bokashi" shading is certainly very skillfully executed, and there is also present a nicely visible "woodgrain" pattern to the print's upper grey sky area. Of course, much is known regarding the Koho SHODA "A Country Scene" print. Simply refer to the references linked above to learn more about the "Night Scenes" series to which it belongs.