Title: 初秋の松山城 (Matsuyama Castle in Early Autumn). Ed.94/150.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1991.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx W: 47.75cm x H: 37.50cm. (Image Size: W: 41.00cm x H: 31.00cm).
Condition: Excellent. Clean, crisp image with no marks. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful print capturing the view from the SE corner of Matsuyama Castle’s outer moat fencing Shiroyama-kōen/Horinouchi park. A lovely scene out toward Ehime’s prefectural government offices & both Matsuyama Castle’s Ninomaru Historical Garden & the walled castle compound atop Mt Katsuyama beyond.
Matsuyama Castle Official Website: Ninomaru Historical Garden
Article: “Onsen and castle grounds steeped in history” (05/03/2019) - The Japan Times
Title: 初秋の松山城 (Matsuyama Castle in Early Autumn). Ed.94/150.
Artist: Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & dated in Pencil. Published 1991.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx W: 47.75cm x H: 37.50cm. (Image Size: W: 41.00cm x H: 31.00cm).
Condition: Excellent. Clean, crisp image with no marks. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful print capturing the view from the SE corner of Matsuyama Castle’s outer moat fencing Shiroyama-kōen/Horinouchi park. A lovely scene out toward Ehime’s prefectural government offices & both Matsuyama Castle’s Ninomaru Historical Garden & the walled castle compound atop Mt Katsuyama beyond.
Matsuyama Castle Official Website: Ninomaru Historical Garden
Article: “Onsen and castle grounds steeped in history” (05/03/2019) - The Japan Times
*Pin marks Kitaoka’s exact perspective point toward Matsuyama Castle to the north.
