1958, ink on paper, signed in pencil in lower right margin in Japanese and English with date of 1958 and edition number 132/200 and below a red artist's seal, also a mark within the paper to the lower left margin, the abstract image with heavy lines shows a voluptuous woman with a hawk perched on her right arm, presented loose.
20 x 15.5 in.
Munakata is an internationally recognized master of woodcut prints and admired for his dynamic black and white compositions. In 1970, he was the first print artist to receive the distinguished honor of the Order of Culture in Japan. His work is prevalent in major museums across the globe.

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Toning to paper; cockling to paper.