(Mare and foal)

 

Wakyosai

 

c. 1950  

woodcut 

13 3/4 x 9 7/8" image size 

pencil, upper right, above red artist's seal 

not stated 

red artist's seal, upper right 

 

antique-white laid 

 

 

21475 

$200.00 

Very little information has been found on the artist Wakyosai. However, their style is extremely similar to that of Yoshijiro "Mokuchu" Urushibara, who executed a series of horse-themed woodcuts in the early 20th century. Perhaps this was a student of his, or perhaps this was a pseudonym. The simplicity of his horse prints deviated greatly from his more well-known, intricately complex color woodcuts, the style of which led Frank Brangwyn and other early 20th century British printmakers to enlist Urushibara's expertise.