- Karatsu Okunchi (Karatsu Okunchi Festival, Saga) -

The impressive silkscreen print 'Karatsu Okunchi' (Karatsu Okunchi Festival, Saga) is by Masaaki Tanaka (b. 1947). This small-format print captures the procession of floats during the powerful Karatsu Okunchi Festival in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The sheet number, Japanese title, and the artist’s signature are hand-signed along the bottom margin.

The Karatsu Okunchi Festival is the largest autumn festival of Karatsu Shrine. It began in 1819 and was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site in 2008.

Technique: Silkscreen
Paper size: 6 and 7/8  x 8 and 7/8 inches (17.5 cm x 22.5 cm)
Image size: 5 and 1/4  x 6 and 3/4 inches (13.5 x 17.5 cm)
Sheet number: 365/2150
Date: 1980
Signed: Hand-Signed on the bottom margin
Condition: Excellent condition.

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