- Usuki Sekibutsu (The Usuki Stone Buddhas）- Kazuyuki Ohtsu Date: Showa 7 nen

Date: Showa 7 nen

the print beautifully captures the cat’s expression

Hand signed "T

with his red seal "Iwao" at the bottom

- Usuki Sekibutsu (The Usuki Stone Buddhas）- Kazuyuki Ohtsu Date: Showa 7 nenThe small woodblock print 'Usuki Sekibutsu' (The Usuki Stone Buddhas) is by Unichi Hiratsuka (18951997). It depicts the National Treasure stone figures of Buddhas carved into rock in Usuki, Oita Prefecture. These sculptures are believed to have been created between the Heian period (7941185) and the Kamakura period (11851333). Hiratsuka captures them beautifully in a striking black and white composition. The print is hand signed, titled, and dated in