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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48000980

Artist

  • Sasajima, Kihei
  • Mori, Yoshitoshi
  • Munakata, Shiko
  • Saito, Kiyoshi
  • Watanabe, Sadao

Series

  • Ten Great Disciples of Buddha

Subject

  • Abstract
  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Kappazuri
  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)
  • Large (ie. Triptych)
  • Extra Large
  • Oversized

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Aniruddha, Master of Supernatural Vision

Munakata, Shiko

Aniruddha, Master of Supernatural Vision

JP-210324

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Movable Festival Shrine

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Movable Festival Shrine

JPR2-37541

$6,200.00
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Statue of Asuka

Saito, Kiyoshi

Statue of Asuka

JP-85758

$2,400.00
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Last Supper

Watanabe, Sadao

Last Supper

JPR-210135

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Two Gods of War

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Two Gods of War

JPR2-37540

$2,800.00
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Movable Shrine (B)

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Movable Shrine (B)

JPR2-37556

$3,000.00
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Portable Shrine

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Portable Shrine

JPR2-37550

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Okuno-Hosomichi Io-Ji Izaka

Saito, Kiyoshi

Okuno-Hosomichi Io-Ji Izaka

JPR-100024

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Shrine Festival

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Shrine Festival

JPR-111342

$1,500.00
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Fudo Myoo No. 31

Sasajima, Kihei

Fudo Myoo No. 31

JPR-111346

$980.00
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Kātyāyana, Master of Fundamental Principles

Munakata, Shiko

Kātyāyana, Master of Fundamental Principles

JPR1-63122

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