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

1200200

Artist

  • Bakufu
  • Ohtsu, Kazuyuki
  • Kawano, Kaoru
  • Kotozuka, Eiichi
  • Miyamoto, Shufu
  • Onda, Akio
  • Saito, Kiyoshi
  • Kawarazaki, Shodo
  • Tokuriki, Tomikichiro

Subject

  • Abstract
  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Cityscape
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Prints
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

18 Products

Meigetsuin, Kamakura

Ohtsu, Kazuyuki

Meigetsuin, Kamakura

JP-210019

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Sosuibata

Kotozuka, Eiichi

Sosuibata

JPR-210867

$320.00
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Hydrangea

Kawarazaki, Shodo

Hydrangea

JPR-210859

$480.00
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Planting Rice

Bakufu

Planting Rice

JPR-210877

$200.00
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Spring Rain at Li River

Spring Rain at Li River

JP-208222

$1,200.00
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Summer in Aizu

Saito, Kiyoshi

Summer in Aizu

JPR-210288

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Irises

Bakufu

Irises

JPR-210308

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Restaurant on a Rainy Night

Tokuriki, Tomikichiro

Restaurant on a Rainy Night

JP-209748

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Temple in the Green

Ohtsu, Kazuyuki

Temple in the Green

JP-210021

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Rainy Day

Miyamoto, Shufu

Rainy Day

JPR-209511

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Shower in Late Autumn

Miyamoto, Shufu

Shower in Late Autumn

JP-208945

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Quiet Rain (A)

Kawano, Kaoru

Quiet Rain (A)

JPR-208289

$385.00
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Summer in Aizu

Saito, Kiyoshi

Summer in Aizu

JPR-207945

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Quiet Rain (B)

Kawano, Kaoru

Quiet Rain (B)

JPR-208330

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Flowers and Bugs

Tokuriki, Tomikichiro

Flowers and Bugs

JP2372

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Rose and Butterfly

Tokuriki, Tomikichiro

Rose and Butterfly

JP2368

$480.00
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Iris and Dragonfly

Tokuriki, Tomikichiro

Iris and Dragonfly

JP-100842

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Wisteria Garden in Spring

Onda, Akio

Wisteria Garden in Spring

R03423

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