Sosaku Hanga | Post-WWII Japanese Prints

The Sosaku Hanga or “creative print” movement emerged in the changing Japan of the early 20th century. The movement arose from a central tenant: the artist must participate in every aspect of production. As artists shed the traditional delegation of ukiyo-e production and explored each role themselves, the act of printmaking adopted a more spontaneous, expressive attitude. Artists explored with the knife, chisel, woodblock, and ink to push to the boundaries of their medium. Originally excluded from Japan’s formal art world, Sosaku Hanga began on the pages of magazines. It was not until 1919 that the first Sosaku Hanga exhibition opened in Tokyo. Ranging from figural to abstract, the movement flourished after WWII, and found a new, eager audience among American GIs. In this collection, Ronin Gallery presents masters of Sosaku Hanga such as Onchi, Ono, Munakata, Saito, Sekino, and Mori, as well as other post-war Japanese printmakers.

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Artist

  • Mori, Yoshitoshi

Subject

  • Abstract
  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Portraits
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Sumo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes

Period

  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Drawing
  • Kappazuri
  • Mezzotint
  • Painting

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)
  • Extra Large
  • Oversized

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Eerie Night

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Eerie Night

JP2-25429

$3,800.00
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Fire Cart

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Fire Cart

JPR-84254

$3,600.00
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Jealousy: Kiyohime Turning into Snake

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Jealousy: Kiyohime Turning into Snake

JPR-84172

$2,400.00
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Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

JPR-84147

$4,800.00
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Kagura

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Kagura

JPR-84151

$12,000.00
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The Hell Series (Complete Sketch Book)

Mori, Yoshitoshi

The Hell Series (Complete Sketch Book)

JPR2-37881

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Tsuchigumo (Demon Spider)

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Tsuchigumo (Demon Spider)

JPR2-37560

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