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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Price

36001400

Artist

  • Hashimoto, Okiie
  • Jacoulet, Paul
  • Saito, Kiyoshi

Subject

  • Architectural
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Landscapes
  • Nature
  • Portraits
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Hikone Castle, Shiga

Hashimoto, Okiie

Hikone Castle, Shiga

JPR-210071

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Okuno-Hosomichi Jyunen-ji Sukagawa

Saito, Kiyoshi

Okuno-Hosomichi Jyunen-ji Sukagawa

JPR-98586

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Winter in Aizu

Saito, Kiyoshi

Winter in Aizu

JPR-96493

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Winter in Aizu (13)

Saito, Kiyoshi

Winter in Aizu (13)

JPR-98590

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LA STATUETTE THANG. Mandchoukuo

Jacoulet, Paul

LA STATUETTE THANG. Mandchoukuo

JP-95323

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LES ARISTOLOCHES GEANTS TONDANO, CELEBES

Jacoulet, Paul

LES ARISTOLOCHES GEANTS TONDANO, CELEBES

JP-95330

SOLD