Bidspirit auction | TSUKIOKA KŌGYO, PICTURES OF NOH

TSUKIOKA KŌGYO, PICTURES OF NOH PLAY JAPANESE WOODBLOCK - This lot features a Japanese woodblock print from the Pictures of Noh Play series by listed artist, Tsukioka Kōgyo. Professionally framed and measures in frame, 16.5'' H x 21'' W. Tsukioka Kōgyo is considered the preeminent artist of Noh and Kyōgen theater, and his works are celebrated internationally. His prints are noted for their unique style, which resembles ink drawings or watercolors, and required highly skilled engravers and printers. The artist's work helped to preserve the art of woodblock printing during a period of modernization in Japan.