Tokuriki Tomikichiro: Lake Biwa in Rain Woodblock
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Japanese Woodblock Print, 1940's
SIZE IN INCHES: 10 x 7.25 overall inches
COMMENTS: Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. It is located entirely within Shiga Prefecture , northeast of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. Because of its proximity to Kyoto, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.
TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO'S (1902-2000) woodblock prints are an important bridge between the two great movements of Japanese art in the early twentieth century; shin-hanga and sosaku-hanga. Like the classic shin-hanga masters of the day, Tokuriki designed many woodcuts of landscapes and city views in the traditional manner. Yet he actively promoted sosaku-hanga (creative prints) in Kyoto, which emphasized the artist's participation in the entire process of printmaking and the exploration of more modern styles and trends.
After WWII Tokuriki set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu and began to teach block-carving to artisans and artists, many of them foreigners. He also wrote extensively on the technique of woodblock carving and printing. He traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe and in the 1960s he opened several exhibitions of his works in major U.S. cities such as, New York, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
SIZE IN INCHES: 10 x 7.25 overall inches
COMMENTS: Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. It is located entirely within Shiga Prefecture , northeast of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. Because of its proximity to Kyoto, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.
TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO'S (1902-2000) woodblock prints are an important bridge between the two great movements of Japanese art in the early twentieth century; shin-hanga and sosaku-hanga. Like the classic shin-hanga masters of the day, Tokuriki designed many woodcuts of landscapes and city views in the traditional manner. Yet he actively promoted sosaku-hanga (creative prints) in Kyoto, which emphasized the artist's participation in the entire process of printmaking and the exploration of more modern styles and trends.
After WWII Tokuriki set up his own publishing company called Matsukyu and began to teach block-carving to artisans and artists, many of them foreigners. He also wrote extensively on the technique of woodblock carving and printing. He traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe and in the 1960s he opened several exhibitions of his works in major U.S. cities such as, New York, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Condition
VG, minor flaws as shown
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Tokuriki Tomikichiro: Lake Biwa in Rain Woodblock
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