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

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

Series

  • Ten Great Disciples of Buddha

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
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Kappazuri
  • Prints
  • Stencil
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

27 Products

Noah's Ark

Watanabe, Sadao

Noah's Ark

JPR-211233

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Miyajima

Okuyama, Gihachiro

Miyajima

JPR3-25196

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The Good Samaritan

Watanabe, Sadao

The Good Samaritan

JPR-210716

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Last Supper

Watanabe, Sadao

Last Supper

JPR-210135

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Woman of Canaan

Watanabe, Sadao

Woman of Canaan

JP-210133

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Noah's Ark

Watanabe, Sadao

Noah's Ark

JP-210134

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Tofukuji

Okuyama, Gijin

Tofukuji

JPR3-25201

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Goddess Benzaiten

Sasajima, Kihei

Goddess Benzaiten

JPR-111340

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Okuno-Hosomichi Io-Ji Izaka

Saito, Kiyoshi

Okuno-Hosomichi Io-Ji Izaka

JPR-100024

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Temple Gate

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Temple Gate

JPR-111328

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Yumedono Hall in Horyuji Temple

Munakata, Shiko

Yumedono Hall in Horyuji Temple

JPR1-63102

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Festival Carriage

Mori, Yoshitoshi

Festival Carriage

JPR2-37543

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Kātyāyana, Master of Fundamental Principles

Munakata, Shiko

Kātyāyana, Master of Fundamental Principles

JPR1-63122

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The Great Buddha in Kamakura

Okuyama, Gihachiro

The Great Buddha in Kamakura

JPR3-25317

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Nativity

Watanabe, Sadao

Nativity

JPR-111372

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Anirhudda, Master of Supernatural Vision

Munakata, Shiko

Anirhudda, Master of Supernatural Vision

JPR1-63127

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Upāli, Master of Vinaya, the Monastic Rules

Munakata, Shiko

Upāli, Master of Vinaya, the Monastic Rules

JPR1-63126

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Pūrnamaitrāyanīputra, Master of Teaching

Munakata, Shiko

Pūrnamaitrāyanīputra, Master of Teaching

JPR1-63125

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Subhūti, Master of the Immaterial

Munakata, Shiko

Subhūti, Master of the Immaterial

JPR1-63123

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Maudgalyāyana, Master of Supernatural Forces

Munakata, Shiko

Maudgalyāyana, Master of Supernatural Forces

JPR1-63121

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Śāriputra, Master of Wisdom

Munakata, Shiko

Śāriputra, Master of Wisdom

JPR1-63119

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Rāhula, Master of the Esoteric

Munakata, Shiko

Rāhula, Master of the Esoteric

JPR1-63117

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Ananda, Master of Memory and Learning

Munakata, Shiko

Ananda, Master of Memory and Learning

JPR1-63116

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Mañjuśri, Incarnation of Buddha’s Wisdom

Munakata, Shiko

Mañjuśri, Incarnation of Buddha’s Wisdom

JPR1-63115

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