“Amayadori”  雨宿り(rain shelter)

Description

Original woodblock print, Published by Kyoto hanga’in 京都版画院 – Hiyoshi Mamoru 日吉守 (1885-?) – “Amayadori”  雨宿り(rain shelter) – Japan – 1949-80

memo(kyoto Hanga in)
Here are some notes from Daiwa Shinagawa (current owner of Kyoto Hanga-in,2014) regarding the woodblocks and their survival (or not)
He is quite clear in his explanation that all the blocks held by Nishinomiya were “comletely”destroyed in air-raid circa 1945.
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mome(日吉守)Born in Tokyo and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts
In 1909 (Meiji 42), he was appointed as a drawing teacher at Kyojo Junior High School.
He also pioneered Japanese artists in “Korea” among Western-style painters.