Woodblock by Okumura Masanobu, Teikas Villa

Frame: 20.5" x 16.5"
Woodblock: 11 3/4" x 7.5"

Okumura Masanobu
Okumura Masanobu (1686 - 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women).

Okumura Masanobu is said to be master of the urushi-e style. Urushi-e is usually done on woodblocks and has thick black lines. Styles of urushi-e can be found in many works from Masanobu. The most famous examples are Large Perspective View of the Interior of Echigo-ya in Suruga-cho, Actor holding folders, Actor as Wakanoura Osana Komachi, Actors Ôtani Hiroji and Sodesaki Iseno, and Lion, Peonies, and Rock. All of these works have dark, thick lines and are made on woodblocks. His works are famous for his gentile and flowing lines throughout his drawings.

Good condition overall