“Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon
and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah
Esiste una prima edizione di 370 esemplari impressa nel 1947 da Fernand Mourlot su carta Arches per l’editore Tériade (Verve)
making this woodblock print one of the favorites among collectors
From the series of 5 engravings illustrating the novella by Giovanni Arpino The Wizard of the Gardens
KŌRIN FURUYA, Kōrin-style Patterns n. 35, 1897 sculture “Now there was a manStunning proof with excellent colors, in the first edition. Printed on paper from Japan during the Meiji era (18681912). In exceptional condition, with untrimmed margins all around. Bibliography J. T. Carpenter, Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012, p. 111 J. Hillier, The Art of the Japanese Book, London: Sothebys, 1987 A. Jackson (ed.), Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion, London: