Original limited edition by Noboru Yamataka who was born in 1926. "Kashiwabara setsugo" (After Snow at Kashiwabara). Artist signed "Noboru Yamataka", edition number 38/100 and the title in pencil on the lower margin. Size: 14 and 3/4 inches by 12 inches. It is in pristine condition with full margins, bold colors and never framed. Typical some tiny ink smudge. One tiny dark mulberry fiber in upper right margin easily matted out. Beautiful woodgrain in sky. Post in front of house is historic marker which reads,"Shiseki Kobayashi issa Kyotaku" (Historic spot, former house of Kobayashi Issa) Please see pictures. Limited edition - hand signed of only 100 prints. Truly beautiful colors make warm your hearts and homesick. Truly Japan as we know it.

Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) famous Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest known for his haiku poems and regarded as one of the four great haiku masters in Japan..

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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