Sadanobu III / Konobu III | Puppets of Hisamatsu and Kyusaku Matsuoka Takao Little is known of the

Little is known of the personal life of Sōtatsu including the exact dates of his birth and death

Medium: Offset lithograph printed on tradtional Japanese handmade washi paperSize: 37cm x 25cm (O-ban)

comes in original envelope with a fine washi cover

Shūeisha commissioned a collection encompassing some of the greatest works of the most renowned masters in the history of the Japanese tradition

Sadanobu III / Konobu III | Puppets of Hisamatsu and Kyusaku Matsuoka Takao Little is known of theArtist: Hasegawa Sadanobu III Konobu III (1881 1963) Date: 1950s Publisher: Uchida Title: Puppets of Hisamatsu and Kyusaku Medium: Woodblock Print Series: An Illustrated Collection of Famous Japanese Puppets of the Osaka BunrakuzaSize: 26. 5 x 39cm A scene from the bunraku play Shinpan Utazaimon: Osome Hisamatsu [The New Scandalous Ballad of Osome and Hisamatsu].