{"product_id":"iwata-sentaro-ink-drawing-and-published-print-of-a-couple-with-their-dog","title":"Iwata Sentaro:  Ink Drawing and Published Print of a Couple with their Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iwata Sentarô (1901-1974)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ink Drawing and Published Print of a Couple with their Dog\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e ca. early to mid Showa (1930s-1950s)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOriginal pen and ink drawing with published book illustration print of the same design. We see a square-jawed man in a button-up shirt and tweed trousers holding a shovel, a woman wearing traditional kimono next to him. Her hair is in the wavy style of the 1930s-40s or so. They both have looks of somewhat detached concern. Their large, hound-like dog stands in front, looking up at them. There is one area of correction using whiteout in the robe of the woman. What are they digging for, one wonders?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIwata Sentaro was a pioneer book illustrator whose work first appeared in 1920 for an entertainment magazine. He became a student of Shinsui Ito, and is also known for his bijin-ga images done in the 1960s and 1970s. His illustration work included the groundbreaking “Naruto Hicho” by Eiji Yoshikawa (1892-1962) and “Princess Snake” by Matsutaro Kawaguchi (1899-1985), as well as works for newspapers and novels. In 1954 Sentaro was awarded the Kikuchi Hiroshi award. There is actually a private museum in Tokyo that is dedicated to his work; Kindonichikan in Bunkyo ward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sentaro\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good conditions overall. The print has been cut out and mounted on a backing sheet on paper from about the same period.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.5 x 13.8 (drawing) 14.2 x 8.2 (print without mount)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iwata Sentarō","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42449494999122,"sku":"ITS002","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/ITS002.jpg?v=1781798802","url":"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/products\/iwata-sentaro-ink-drawing-and-published-print-of-a-couple-with-their-dog","provider":"Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}