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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  • Available
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Price

640150

Artist

  • Yamao, Akio
  • Norikane, Hiroto
  • Ouchi, Makoto
  • Tanaka, Ryohei

Subject

  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Birds
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Nature
  • Winter

Period

  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)

Medium

  • Aquatint
  • Drawing
  • Etching
  • Intaglio
  • Kappazuri
  • Lithograph
  • Mezzotint
  • Mixed Media
  • Multiblock Print
  • Painting
  • Prints
  • Relief Print
  • Silkscreen
  • Stencil
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

15 Products

Ram

Yamao, Akio

Ram

JPR-210285

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Untitled (Farmhouse by Fuji)

Norikane, Hiroto

Untitled (Farmhouse by Fuji)

JPR-208957

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Farmhouse and Mt. Fuji

Norikane, Hiroto

Farmhouse and Mt. Fuji

JPR-208952

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House with Shoji Door

Tanaka, Ryohei

House with Shoji Door

JPR-208977

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Black Cat

Norikane, Hiroto

Black Cat

JPR-208976

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Untitled (Fuji in Snow)

Norikane, Hiroto

Untitled (Fuji in Snow)

JPR-208958

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Through the Shoji

Norikane, Hiroto

Through the Shoji

JPR-208955

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Horse

Norikane, Hiroto

Horse

JPR-208954

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Above the Rooftops

Norikane, Hiroto

Above the Rooftops

JPR-208953

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Three Cats

Norikane, Hiroto

Three Cats

JPR-208951

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Cat and Butterfly

Norikane, Hiroto

Cat and Butterfly

JPR-208950

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Two Cats in the Doorway

Norikane, Hiroto

Two Cats in the Doorway

JPR-208949

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Black and White Cat

Norikane, Hiroto

Black and White Cat

JPR-208948

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Eye to Eye: Two Cats

Norikane, Hiroto

Eye to Eye: Two Cats

JPR-208947

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HIROSHIGE

Ouchi, Makoto

HIROSHIGE

JPR-103412

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