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-Yanaka Gogatsu ( May at Yanaka)-by Noboru Yamataka


Original limited edition by Noboru Yamataka who was born in 1926. "Yanaka Gogatsu" (May at Yanaka). Artist signature "Noboru Yamataka", edition number 52/100 and the title in pencil on the lower margin. Size: 11 and 3/4 inches by 14 and 3/4 inches. It is in pristine condition with full margins, bold colors and never framed. Typical some tiny ink smudge on the margins. A few ink stains and tiny paper scuff on the left margin which will be easily mat out. Please see pictures. Limited edition - hand signed of only 100 prints. 

Noboru Yamataka (born 1926) graduated in 1945 from literature department of Meiji University. Since 1973 he has exhibited with CWAJ in Tokyo. The artist has specialized in views of rural Japanese landscapes and buildings, particularly in contemporary Japan. Noboru Yamataka is a self-taught artist while working 37 years as editor for Shinchosha . He held his first solo exhibition at the age of 50 and since then has exhibited widely. He is one of Japan's most famous bookplate designers. His work is to be found in The Library of Congress. His works are a reflection of  an uncompromising attitude of mind of an artist who devoted most of his life preserving Japanese beauty.

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