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This woodblock I came across has a very strange seal unlike any I have ever seen. Any assistance in identifying the artist would be appreciated. I am told it is 1930s Japanese, but can not verify the date. The signature and seal do not appear in my references. Thank you for the help.

Signature reads,
貞雄　- Sadao
I can't read the seal.
In the name registers there are 3 Japanese painters listed with given names Sadao　（貞雄）
l, Gotō Sadao 五島貞雄　a.k.a. Gotō　Kōho
（五島耕畝）1882-1958
２、Katayama Yōkoku 片山楊谷　1760-1801　his original given name was Sadao
3, Murakami Sadao 村上貞雄　
I could not find any biographical data about him, except his "Hundred Flowers Drawings" woodblock print album was published in 1932 by Unsōdō　（芸艸堂）. I would opt for him.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear I. Nagy,

Thank you for the reading. After a short search, another book edited by Murakami Sadao shows up, Mangekyō (万華鏡), a 3 volume set of woodblock designs (not flowers) also published by Unsodo. I will have to look more, as there was not a signature available online for comparison.

J. Boussinesq

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