Title: 道後 (四国 松山) (Dogo Onsen (Shikoku, Matsuyama)). Ed.99/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1989.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 37.00cm X W: 49.25cm. (Image Approx H: 30.50cm X W: 42.00cm).
Condition: Wonderful; image & paper face clean, crisp & intact with good colour. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful print by Masao Ido depicting the main building of Dogo Onsen (道後温泉本館 (Dogo Onsen Honkan)); a historical three-storey bathhouse built in 1894 to what is thought to be the oldest hot spring in Japan! It is thought Dogo Onsen Honkan became one of the main inspirations to Yubaba’s bathhouse in Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli “Spirited Away”! Located in Matsuyama city, Shikoku, the bathhouse was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1994. A must visit!
Official Website: Dogo Onsen Office | Dogo Onsen Honkan | https://dogo.jp/en/honkan.php
Title: 道後 (四国 松山) (Dogo Onsen (Shikoku, Matsuyama)). Ed.99/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1989.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 37.00cm X W: 49.25cm. (Image Approx H: 30.50cm X W: 42.00cm).
Condition: Wonderful; image & paper face clean, crisp & intact with good colour. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A wonderful print by Masao Ido depicting the main building of Dogo Onsen (道後温泉本館 (Dogo Onsen Honkan)); a historical three-storey bathhouse built in 1894 to what is thought to be the oldest hot spring in Japan! It is thought Dogo Onsen Honkan became one of the main inspirations to Yubaba’s bathhouse in Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli “Spirited Away”! Located in Matsuyama city, Shikoku, the bathhouse was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1994. A must visit!
Official Website: Dogo Onsen Office | Dogo Onsen Honkan | https://dogo.jp/en/honkan.php
