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IDO Masao  (b. 1945)		Japanese Townhouse Garden (Machiya no Tei)
		Signed:              Masao Ido (signed in pencil) Seal:                   (red arist's seal) Date:                   1998 Size:                   dai oban                              (c. 44 x 56 cms / 17 1/4" x 22") From the limited edition: # 20/200 Condition: Fine impression, colors and condition.- MINT ref. no.: # PO001 Price without frame:  € 550.00 Price with frame:        € 600.00 (see larger ill.)

Born in Manchuria, IDO Masao did not associate himself with other Sosaku Hanga artists. He is not an experimental artist, but limits himself to traditional Japanese subjects, especially landscapes. His work is recognizable because of his carving style, which leaves a lot of small dots and squiggles. IDO Masao was born in North-East China. He studied in Kyoto with Yoshida Koho and Otsubo Shigechika. Masao Ido belongs to the top group of established contemporary Japanese artists. His works are in the posession of the New York Modern Art Museum, the Boston Art Museum, the Kyoto and Tokyo National Museum, the Florence Municipal Museum and a few more. Until 1975 he exhibited in group exhibitions like Nitten - no longer. He now exhibits in solo exhibitions all over the world. Reference: - Merritt/Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints, p. 38.

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