Hiratsuka Unichi (1895-1997). A set of 12 limited edition prints (Set No. 36 of 500). 1938.

The prints in this section come from the 1962 book, Hirosaki Castle Ruins; Collection of Woodblock Prints, Small Landscapes, part 2, by Kato Takeo. This self-published book is one of several printed under the label of Mosurin Books. The edition was limited to 100 copies.

The following five prints by Kawai Kijiro were salvaged from a portfolio of six prints (one which was missing from the set) that had significant moisture damage and foxing to the portfolio cover as well as the cardboard backing and presentation frames for the individual prints. Fortunately, the images themselves, with the exception of the work Naked Woman, were relatively spared from damage. There appears to be no information available about the artist in English other than that his works date to the 1940s.

The twelve prints in this section are from the series Collection of Color Prints with Views of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and Kobe by Kotozuka Eiichi (1906-1981). The series was Published by Uchida for Osaka Railway Division of the Japanese National Railways in 1957.

Prints by Mabuchi Tōru (1920-1994)

The prints below were designed by Mabuchi Tōru (1920-1994) for woodblock printed calendars including the Modern Print Calendar published by Chikuhōdō in Yokohama. Others likely derive from the annual calendar printed by S. Watanabe but require confirmation.

These two prints by Mobuchi may represent calendar prints or prints that were separately published.

Sasajima Kihei (1906-1993) prints from a 1951 Calendar

These five prints were created by Unno Mitsuhiro (1939-1979). Although they were acquired as a small set of loose prints, accompanying information suggests that they were originally intended to be affized into a miniature book about Utsu Valley. Published by Ogasawara Jun, Fujieda City. 1966