{"product_id":"a-craftsmans-life-set-of-3-books","title":"A Craftsman's Life | Set of 3 Books of Wood Block Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Craftsmen’s Life: Heaven-Earth-Man. A series of 24 woodblock prints in 3 volumes by Kubota Besai, based on two screens painted by Kano Yoshinobu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original art screens are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.\u003cbr\u003eThe six-panel folding screen, housed at Kitain Temple 喜多院 in Kawagoe\u003cbr\u003eCity 川越市, Saitama Prefecture 埼玉県, and created by Kano Yoshinobu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e狩野 吉信 (1552-1640), features 24 paintings depicting 25 different occu-\u003cbr\u003epations (created around 1615) depicting the lives of artisans in the Kyoto region during the Momoyama period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodblock Print Artist Biography:\u003cbr\u003e【久保田 米斎】Kubota Beisai (1874-1932)\u003cbr\u003eA Japanese painter from the Meiji to Showa eras. He moved to Tokyo\u003cbr\u003ewith his father, who became a journalist for the Kokumin Shimbun\u003cbr\u003enewspaper 国民新聞. He first studied Western painting under Harada\u003cbr\u003eNaojiro 原田 直次郎(1863-1899), before moving on to learn Japanese\u003cbr\u003epainting under Hashimoto Gaho 橋本 雅邦(1835-1908).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Volumes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished 1918\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInk on Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint size: 14.875” x 9.875” (length, width) each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13\" x 17.75\" x 0.5\" (width, height, depth) each book \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: BK-0645\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shibuikotto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53432933286170,"sku":"BK-0645","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3009\/1062\/files\/BK-0645B_01.jpg?v=1794449019","url":"https:\/\/shibui.com\/products\/a-craftsmans-life-set-of-3-books","provider":"Shibui Japanese Antiques \u0026 Furniture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}