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Kanpo (1894 - 1979)

Actor Kataoka Gado IV as Miyuki in the play Asago Nikki

Series: Kanpo’s Creative Prints, First Series
Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: c. 1924
Size (H x W): 16.5 x 11.25 (inches)
Publisher: Sato Shotaro
Seals: Sato Sho han, Sato ko
Signature: Kanpo
Condition: Very good color and impression, light soiling and wear, embellished with grey mica ground.
$2,400.00

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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.