€50
An original Suzuki Kason (Japanese. 1860 - 1919) woodblock, pen and ink on paper titled 'Snipe by a pond'. Features the titular bird in wonderful subtle tones and detailed lines. Signed top left. Housed in contemporary forest green with complementary matting. Gallery sticker to verso. There is an excellent video of this lot on our social media pages, Facebook, Instagram and tic tok under South Dublin Auction.
Born in Edo, Suzuki Kason worked as a pattern designer from age 16. Already at 17, in 1877, his gold-lacquer patterns received an award at the first Domestic Industrial Exposition. Subsequently he also made book illustrations and kuchi-e on a freelance basis. The rest of his life he worked as a painter and as a newspaper illustrator.
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