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NORIAKI OKAMOTO “Last Persimmon of the House” Woodblock Print
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Woodblock print by Japanese artist Noriaki Okamoto depicts a stylized scene of a traditional Japanese home against green verdure and blue skies, a lone persimmon tree blooming in the foreground. Active in the 1970s, Okamoto was a close follower of the famed sōsaku-hanga artist Saitō Kiyoshi (1907-1997), though little information has persisted about this artist’s career following this stretch of 1970 to 1979. Framed in wood, this original woodblock is signed and numbered 7/100 by the artist along the bottom of the print.
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