Japanese Abstract Vase-Handmade Limited Edition Woodblock Print, 1970

Artist: Saburo Takahashi
Title: Vase with Kotobuki
Medium: Woodblock print
Year: 1970
Edition: Not stated
Image size: approx. 15 × 10 cm
Paper size: approx. 15 × 10 cm
Condition: Very good; light toning and minor wear consistent with age
Signed: Seal lower left

Notes:
A compact woodblock by Saburo Takahashi, produced as a New Year greeting print in 1970. Built around a central patterned vessel, the composition uses bold black carving and sharp geometric textures to create an abstract interior scene. Unlike more literal zodiac nengajō, Takahashi’s design leans toward modernist still-life, transforming familiar domestic forms into a highly graphic arrangement.

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