Teruhide Kato – An Umbrella in the Alleyway (Kato Teruhide – Janome Roji)

Original woodblock print, hand-signed by the artist. First published between 1990 and 2005.

A purple umbrella is drying in front of a geisha house in Gion, Kyoto. The geisha have hanged a red lampoon to indicate that spring is coming.

Image size (excluding margins): 42.0 * 20.0 cm (16.5 * 7.9 in).

The print is without flaws, except for a small red marker on the back.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Teruhide Kato (1936-2005) was a modern Japanese woodblock artist. He attended the Kyoto Art College. After a successful career as a kimono designer, he became a woodblock artist. Here he used traditional themes in more abstract designs.

Nipponprints has a wide range of his prints. Many of these depict famous places in or around Kyoto. Examples are the 1,000 Torii at Kyoto’s Fushima Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-Ji, Kiyomizu-dera and Yasaka Shrine. Often these are combined with elements of nature, such as the full moon, bamboo, autumn leaves or cherry blossoms. In all, the innovative style of Teruhide Kato is unmistakable.

See an overview of Teruhide Kato's woodblock prints