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Tea Ceremony : Appreciating Precious Bowl
by Akio Onda born 1924
| Item | 33711 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
| Title | Tea Ceremony : Appreciating Precious Bowl |
| Artist | Akio Onda born 1924 |
| Description | "Chakai" ("Tea Ceremony"). The lady is holding the precious tea bowl and appreciating its artistry. Akio ONDA was one of the best students of Shiko MUNAKATA. He worked as the assistant of Munakata while Munakata taught woodblock printing at Musashino Art Collage. |
| Signature | Signed and titled by artist in pencil on the lower margin. |
| Seal | Artist's red seal. |
| Dated | Late 20th century. |
| Publisher | Self-published by artist. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Excellent - very good ... Self-carved and self-printed on a very thin, translucent Japanese "kozo" paper. |
| Colors | Excellent ... Black and white. Inked from the reverse side. Some of sosaku hanga were made in this way. |
| Condition | Very good ... Naturally irregular edges and wrinkles usual for this type of paper. Several printer's creases on the margins. A diagonal fold on the left bottom corner. |
| Width Item | 12.6 inches = 32.0 cm |
| Height Item | 13.4 inches = 34.0 cm |
| Width Image | 7.9 inches = 20.0 cm |
| Height Image | 8.9 inches = 22.5 cm |
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