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Kanpo (1894 - 1979)

Actor Ichikawa Sadanji II as Hishikawa Gengobei in the play in the play Imayo Satsuma no uta

Series: Kanpo’s Creative Prints, First Series
Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: Autumn 1923
Size (H x W): 16.5 x 10.75 (inches)
Publisher: Sato Shotaro
Seals: Sato Sho han, edition seal on reverse
Edition: 10/200
Signature: Kanpo
Condition: Very good color and impression, light soiling and wear, small staining on chin, unknown collector's seal on reverse, embellished with grey mica ground.
$2,100.00

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About the artist

Kanpo Yoshikawa was born in Kyoto and studied woodblock printing and painting under Tosui Nishibori and Seiho Takeuchi before graduating from Kyoto School of Painting. He worked in many fields, becoming a successful writer, stage designer and painter. However, Kanpo is best known for his yakusha-e, or "actor prints." He based his style on traditional Japanese woodblock printing, but successfully incorporated aspects of western styles to produce the some of the finest examples of woodblock print portraiture.