Mt. Fuji/Kikai Sosaku hanga/Yamagishi Kazue,Kitaoka Fumio,Nakagawa Mokurei,Ishizaki Sigetoshi,Sasajima　Kihei,Fukushima Ichiro,Azechi Umetaro,.Asano　Takeji

Kikai Sosaku-hanga
Japanese Creative Prints
Special Feature　Mt. Fuji

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Special Feature　Mt. Fuji

.Kawabata　Ryushi

' The Snow on the Distant Mountain '

.woodblock print　1916

.26.8 x 19.1 cm

.printed signature

	KAWABATA　RYUSHI　（1885-1966）
	Born in 1885 in Wakayama City and was named Ryutaro.
	He first learned Western-style painting at the two major
	institutes, Hakuba-kai and Taiseiyoga-kai.
	He visited the Boston Museum in 1913 and was deeply fasci-
	nated by the classic Japanese picture scroll, Heiji Monogatari.
	This experience moved him to change his career to a Japanese-
	style painter.　He was awarded a Culture Medal in 1959.

.Ichino　Tatsuoki　

' Mt　Fuji '

.lithograph　136/150

.31.0 x 41.0 cm　signed

	ICHINO 　TATSUOKI　（1942-1997）
	1942	Born in Aichi Prefecture.
	1960	Learned Japanese=style painting under Kawabata Ryushi
		and was active in the Seiryusha Group.
	1966	After this group.was dissolved, he learned under Takayama
		Tatsuo. His work was accepted and exhibited at Nitten Exhibition.
	1974, 1976	Awarded the Special Prize at the Nitten Exhibitions.
	1981	Ellected a member of the Judging Commity of Nitten Institute.

.Sekino　Jun' ichiro　

' Mt. Fuji in Red '

.woodblock print　1976　

.46.8 x 65.0 cm　43/138　signed

.Other works by Sekino Jun' ichiro

	.SEKINO　JUN' ICHIRO　( 1914-1988 )
	.Born in Aomori Prefecture in 1914, he was so fascinated with woodblock prints
	.when he was still attending junior highschool that he had enough vigor to recruit
	.other.members and edit a hanga magazine.　Under Kon Junzo he learned etching
	.and lithography.　In 1920 he exhibited his work in the 2nd Exhibition of Japan
	.Hanga Association.　In 1939 he moved to Tokyo and lived in the neighborhood
	.of Onchi Koshiro.
	.Together with Yamaguchi Gen, he was founding member of Ichimoku-kai and for
	.about 10 years, surrounding Onchi, made efforts to sustain this precious circle.
	.His two books, 'The Founders of Hanga' and 'The Memorable Print Artists' are.
	.both very valuable documents of sosaku-hanga.

. Ito　Ben-ou

' Mt.Fuji and Fuji Thistle '

.woodblock print　1982

.32.8 x 47.8 cm　80/150　signed

.Other works by Ito Ben-ou

	ITO　BEN-OU　( 1917-1992)
	Born in Ooigawa-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture. His real name is Ito
	Tsutomu. While he was learning in Kokugakuin University, he also
	started learning byhimself making prints.　In 1946 he joined Shizuoka
	Print Association, of which he was an establishing member.　He was
	also a member of Japan Print Association and Kokuga-kai Association.

.Kawada　Kan　

' Mt.Fuji Well Viewed '

.woodblock print　1992

.11.7 x 55.3 cm　23/200 　signed


	KAWADA　KAN 　( 1927-1999 )
	Born in Tokyo. Kawada graduated from Bunka-gakuin Art School.
	He worked as a book binder for nearly 25 years and gave life to
	more than 400 books.

.Fukushima　Ichiro　

' Lake Motosu '

.woodblock print　47/75

.38.0 x 54.2 cm 　signed in pencil

.Other works by Fukushima Ichiro

	.FUKUSHIMA　ICHIRO　( 1920-1975 )
	1920	Born in Enoshima, Kanagawa Prefecture.
	1937	He learned under Ota Koji and was enlisted in The Art Training Center
		at Kumaoka.　Later, accompanied by Ota Koji, he met Azechi Umetaro
		and was fascinated by his works and his spirit.
	1962	He started making prints.
	1964	He exhibited his works in the Exhibition of Japan Hanga Association
		and won the Newcomer Prize.　He developed and deepened his art
		while participating in various international exhibitions

.Kitaoka　Fumio

' Mt. Fuji in the blessed land '

.woodblock print　1964　71/100

.34.6 x 45.3 cm　signed in pencil

.Other works by.Kitaoka Fumio

	.KITAOKA　FUMIO　( 1918 -2007 )
	1918	Kitaoka Fumio was born in Tokyo in 1918.
	1939	He learned woodblock printing under Hiratsuka Un'ichi during his
		student years in Tokyo School of Fine Arts, and in the same year
		his work was first admitted entry for the Exhibition of Japan
		Hanga Association.
	1942	He joined the 'Kitsutsuki-kai' group led by Hiratsuka and in 1943
		became member of the Hanga Association.
	1944	He joined the 'Ichimoku-kai' group whose leader was Onchi Koshiro.
	1955	He went to France and met Hasegawa Kiyoshi, who became his third
		great teacher.
	1964-6	During the 1964-65 period, he taught woodblock printing at
		Minneapolis School of Art and at New York Brat Graphic Art Center
		as a Fulbright exchange professor.
	2007	He passed away on April 22 at the age of 89.

.Yamagishi　Kazue

' Mt.Fuji viewed from Tsujido '

.woodblock print　28.3 x 37.5 cm

.signed on the block


	YAMAGISHI　KAZUE （ 1891 -1984 ）
	Yamagishi was born in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture, in1891.　After graduating
	from primary school, he moved to Tokyo and learned woodblock print-making.
	From1913 to 1916 he worked for The Yomiuri Newspaper Company as a
	wood-carver in the process of illustratimg the pages.　For several years fom 1926
	he traveled around Europe and the US and published many prints depicting scenic beauty.
	He remained very active until he passed away at the age of 94

.Asano　Takeji　

' Mt. Fuji seen from the Yoshida Route '

.woodblock print　1959

.24.3 x 33.5 cm　signed on the block


	ASANO　TAKEJI　( 1900 - 1998 )
	Born in Kyoto in 1900, Asano learned Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) at Kyoto City
	School of Fine Arts.　Though he took up Western-style oil painting for some time, he
	soon resumed his career as a Nihonga artist.
	In 1928, he attended Hiratsuka's seminar at Gasendo in Kyoto and then was fully devoted
	to printmaking together with Tokuriki Tomikichiro, Asada Benji and Nakagawa Isaku.
	Stimulated by Kobayashi Kiyochika's series 'Famous Places of Tokyo', which he felt was
	full of realistic charm, he started his own version of 'famous places' series.　At the same
	time he fully used his imagination for his sosaku hanga works.　In his post-war years
	he advocated Jiyu Hanga (literally Free Will Print).

.Nakagawa　Mokurei　

' Mt.Fuji seen from Musashino '

.woodblock print

.37.7 x 45.5 cm

.sealed


	NAKAGAWA　MOKUREI　(1919-1979 )
	Born in Murokawa, Yamagata prefecture.　In his youth while he was devoting himself
	to wood curving, Kataoka Mito, a sculptor known for his traditional painting and wood
	works, found him and advised him to learn in Tokyo.　After World War II, he joined a
	project team making reprints of traditional woodblock prints.
	He was selected as a 'human treasure' in the field of traditional woodblock curving by
	the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

.Kanamori　Yoshio　

' The Mountain beyond the Lake

< Mt.Fuji with Summer Flowers > '

.woodblock print　35.7x52.7 cm

.50/95　signed in pencil


	KANAMORI　YOSHIO　( 1922 -　)
	Born in Toyama Pref., Kanamori learned by himself the art of woodblock printing
	with 'How you can make hanga' witten by Nagase Yosiro as his only guide.　He later
	learned from Munakata Shiko, while Munakata lived in Toyama.　His theme moved
	from religious subjects and seasonal sketches to, around 1964, the mystical series of
	Mountain and Lake.

.Hiratsuka　Un'ichi　

' Mt Fuji from Yushima '

.woodblock print　1935

.30.3 x 40.5 cm　sealed lower left

.Other works by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

	HIRATSUKA　UN'ICHI　( 1895 -1997 )
	He was born in Matsue City in 1895.　On the advice of Ishii Hakutei, his master in
	the fine arts, he learned the carving techniques under Igami Bonkotsu, a renowned
	carver.　Hiratsuka himself was later called a master carver. .In 1921 his work was
	first exhibited in the 3rd Exhibition of the Sosaku-hanga Association.
	Throughout his long career he never spared any effort to promote this genre of art.
	He not only worked as a lecturer at the government academy, Tokyo School of Fine
	Arts, but he also started lectures and workshops throughout the country, thus cul-
	tivating the soil on which grew many talents.　Among them we find Munakata Shiko
	as well as Azechi Umetaro, Maeda Masao and Shimozawa Kihachiro..The latter three
	were called the three outstanding talents in the Hiratsuka school.
	Un'ichi's passion for hanga never waned until his death at the age of 102 in 1997.

.Kakihara　Toshio　

' Landscape '

.woodblock print　1935

.26.2 x 32.8 cm　signed in pencil


	KAKIHARA　TOSHIO　(1893 -1960 )
	He was one of Hiratuka's students.　The catalogue of the 3rd Exhibition of Japan Print
	Association says that he was born in Sendai in 1897, but our further research made in
	Sagamiko-cho, Kanagawa Pref., where he died, shows that his birth year was 1893.
	It might have been that he declared his age a little younger than he really was becuase
	he wanted to be among the younger artists he felt spritual kinship to. The portrait that
	Maeda Masao made of him is shown in 'Han News No.6 ' featuring Maeda Masao.