A Great Orig Japanese Woodblock Print Pencil-Signed Limit Number Masaya Watanabe Plum Beetle

This is a very beautiful, special and LIMITED-NUMBER (AP, artist preserved) original Japanese woodblock print “Plum Beetle” Pencil-Signed by the famous Showa Shin Hanga woodblock print master Masaya Watanabe (1931-) made in 1980s.  This is an original woodblock print about 40 years old.  This woodblock print is from my family seven-decade Japanese woodblock prints and Asian Art collection. To see more on my family Japanese woodblock print collection, please search for shinhangagallery.com. The size of this ORIGINAL woodblock print is 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches.  The artist’s Pencil Signature “Masaya Watanabe”, the limited-number (AP, artist proof) and the title of this print “Plum Beetle” are in the bottom border. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers on the original Japanese Washi paper.  This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the original Japanese Mulberry paper.  Four borders are inta