hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Takahashi Shotei The work of Takahashi Shotei (also known as Hiroaki or Komei) paved the way for many other shin hanga designers Takahashi was the first artist to work with the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo , and he designed prolific numbers of prints, more than any other shin hanga artist
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery The Hanga Gallery, located in Durham, North Carolina, specializes in Japanese shin hanga prints of the early 20th century and selected modern prints More about the Hanga Gallery
About the Hanga Gallery The Hanga Gallery is an online art gallery devoted to 20th century woodblock prints It is owned and operated by Robin Devereux Hanga is the Japanese word for print and we specialize in both shin hanga and modern woodblock prints
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Toshi Yoshida Toshi was part of the second generation of the Yoshida family to work in the woodblock medium Both his father, Hiroshi Yoshida, and mother, Fujio Yoshida, were artists and printmakers Toshi first studied the techniques of woodblock printing in his father's studio, and the subject matter of his earlier prints is reminiscent of Hiroshi's work
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Torii Kotondo Torii Kotondo (or Torii Kiyotada VIII) is renowned for his paintings and shin hanga prints of beautiful women His woodblock prints, superbly carved and printed, are comparable with those of Hashiguchi Goyo and Ito Shinsui
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Tsuchiya Koitsu Tsuchiya Koitsu designed shin hanga landscape prints during the same time as the landscape artist Ishiwata Koitsu, but the two men were not related Their works are sometimes confused since artisans signed both works "Koitsu" However, the styles of their woodblock prints are distinctive
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Yoshijiro Urushibara Urushibara carved and printed his own designs, but he is rarely thought of as a sosaku hanga printmaker, probably because his subject matter was more like that of shin hanga artists He designed numerous kacho-e prints of formally arranged flowers and wildlife
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Shiro Kasamatsu Although Shiro's self-made prints lack the refined carving of his shin hanga designs, they have a simplicity and expressiveness that is very appealing The upward carving strokes and angular lines of Five Story Pagoda at Dusk make it one of Shiro's most dynamic prints
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Takeji Asano Asano helped to organize the Kyoto Creative Print Society (Kyoto Sosaku-Hanga Kyokai) in 1929 In 1930, Asano contributed several designs to a series of prints titled "Creative Prints of Twelve Months in new Kyoto" ( Sosaku-hanga shin Kyoto junikagetsu )
hanga gallery . . . torii gallery: Yamakawa Shuho Yamakawa Shuho was born in Kyoto with the name Yamakawa Yoshio His first art teacher was the painter Ikegami Shuho, from whom he received his artist's name