Asano Takeji Woodblock Print TA10 Bamboo Grove Saga Kyoto 1952 Shin Hanga

Item Description? Original woodblock print by renowned Japanese artist Asano Takeji, titled “Bamboo Grove of Saga” (TA10), first published in 1952. A beautiful example of the shin-hanga movement showcasing expert craftsmanship by Kyoto’s master printers. Title: Bamboo Grove of Saga (TA10). Genre: Shin Hanga (New Prints). Technique: Traditional Japanese woodblock printing. Printed by hand using […]

Shizuo Ashikaga 1950s Vintage Signed Heavenly Bamboo Bird Woodblock Print Framed

Shizuo Ashikaga 1950s Vintage Signed Woodblock Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) and Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) Framed Print Under Glass Uchida Kyoto Shizuo Ashikaga (1917-91) was a painter active during the mid-20th century. Born in Ehime Prefecture in 1917, Ashikaga graduated from Kyoto Municipal Arts University. He studied under Taikan Yokohama and worked primarily as a […]

Japanese Woodblock Print Night Heron on Bamboo Rakuzan Large Size Bird

Formal Name: Rakuzan kacho-gafu. Night Heron on Bamboo. Feature: Japanese Woodblock Print, Bird. Contents: First edition made by Rakuzan. Year of publication: 1929. Light foxing in the margins. Rakuzan was born in Kyoto. When he was young, he studied under Takeuchi Seiho, a pioneer of modern Japanese painting and a representative painter of Kyoto painting. […]

Toshi Yoshida Woodblock Bamboo Garden, Hakone Museum

This design was originally published in 1954 by the Yoshida Hanga Studio. We are offering a posthumously printed image, made from the original blocks, and acquired directly from the Yoshida family. While it is signed in the block, it still looks like it is pencil signed to an untrained eye. To avoid any misunderstanding, the […]