- MASHIKO POTTER, 1974 - Sotatsu Tawaraya It was temporarily suspended during

It was temporarily suspended during the Meiji Restoration and World War II

Signed: "Masao-ga" and the artist's red seal in the lower right corner of the image

Kiyoshi Kobayakawa was born in 1899 (Meiji 32 nen)

Irogahama: Facing Tsuruga Bay in Fukui Prefecture

Printer name: Seki on the lower left margin

- MASHIKO POTTER, 1974 - Sotatsu Tawaraya It was temporarily suspended duringThe remarkable woodblock print "MASHIKO POTTER" is by Ted Colyer (b. 1947). The print features a portrait of the Mashiko potter (an artist of Mashiko pottery) rendered in simple black, grey, and white tones. The wrinkles and expressions on the face are beautifully depicted, conveying the warm humanity of the potter. Ted Colyer was born in Canada in 1947. He studied traditional woodblock printmaking in Tokyo under Toshi Yoshida. He became a renowned