Original Print from the publication Kyoto Woodcuts, Shôwa period, circa 1960-1978

This woodblock print from the Showa period, circa 1960-1978, is identified as an original print from the "Kyoto Woodcuts" publication, Matsubara's sustained portfolio of images depicting Japan's ancient capital. The date range spans nearly two decades of intermittent work on the series, reflecting the extended creative engagement that a city as visually and culturally rich as Kyoto demanded. Each print in the portfolio captured a specific location, season, or architectural detail from the former imperial capital, rendered in Matsubara's mokuhanga technique using water-based pigments and traditional handmade paper. The "Kyoto Woodcuts" project positioned Matsubara as an inheritor of the long tradition of Kyoto meisho (famous place) imagery while updating that tradition through her bold, modern graphic sensibility.