Shin Hanga | Pre-WWII Japanese Prints

By the beginning of the 20th century the social fabric of Japan was radically altered and ukiyo-e was falling fast into oblivion. Surprisingly, it was under the stimulus of the Western art world that the spirit of ukiyo-e was reborn through the Shin Hanga or “new print” movement. The discovery of the powerful impact of ukiyo-e print masters on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists inspired a new generation of Japanese print artists who revived distinctly Japanese subject matter through modern eyes. International excitement for ukiyo-e paved the way for these artists to create woodblock prints with the same dignity, perfection and genius as the masters of the Edo period. As artists such as Goyo, Kotondo and Shinsui revived bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) and Hasui and Yoshida reinterpreted the landscape of Japan, Shin Hanga reasserted the principal genres of ukiyo-e with a renewed vigor. Browse our collection of Shin Hanga and other pre-war Japanese artworks today.

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900590

Artist

  • Hasui
  • Koitsu
  • Shiro
  • Baldridge, Cyrus LeRoy
  • Ishiwata, Koitsu
  • Shotei (aka Hiroaki)
  • Yoshida, Hiroshi
  • Yoshida, Toshi

Subject

  • Architectural
  • Landscapes
  • Moon & Night
  • Rain

Period

  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)
  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Twilight at Imamiya Street, Choshi

Ishiwata, Koitsu

Twilight at Imamiya Street, Choshi

JP-209744

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Twilight at Imamiya Street in Choshi

Ishiwata, Koitsu

Twilight at Imamiya Street in Choshi

JPR-207906

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Twilight at Choshi

Ishiwata, Koitsu

Twilight at Choshi

JPR1-58008

SOLD