Beautiful condition Seiji Fujishiro "Angel's Gift" Lithograph with authentic signature and certificate seal. Shadow picture artist.

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Title: Angel's Gift from Beautiful Japan - Four Seasons Poetry
A commemorative work for Seiji Fujishiro's 80th birthday as a shadowgraph artist
Artist: Seiji Fujishiro
Technique: Lithograph

Includes an original signature and edition number.
This is number 539 out of a limited edition of 950.
Framed with acrylic glass.
There is a certificate sticker on the back of the frame.
*The box is not included.

There are very minor, almost unnoticeable scratches on the acrylic and frame, but it is in beautiful condition.
Please refer to the photos for the extent of the scratches.

Dimensions
Frame: Height 46 cm x Width 39.5 cm x Depth 2 cm
Inner window: Height 25 cm x Width 22 cm
Artwork: Height 22 cm x Width 20 cm


[Seiji Fujishiro] 1924-
Born in Tokyo in 1924. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics. Began creating doll theater while in university, and after graduation, formed the doll and shadowgraph theater Jeune Pantre (later Mokuba-za). He created a unique world of shadowgraphs. In 1948, he began serializing shadowgraph illustrations in Kurashi no Techo. His character Keroyon in the TV program Mokuba-za Hour gained explosive popularity. Awards include the Golden Apple Award at the International Children's Book Illustration Exhibition in Czechoslovakia (1983), the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1989), the Fourth Class Order of the Rising Sun (1995), the Special Award for Children's Culture from the Japan Association of Children's Writers (1999), the Iwaya Sazanami Award (2013), and the Kenji Miyazawa Award (2014). He opened the Seiji Fujishiro Museum in Nasukogen, Tochigi Prefecture, which is the only permanent museum dedicated to him in Japan (2013). He continues to be active, holding exhibitions at various museums and inspiring many people.

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