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Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura

Signed Framed Original Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print “Great Buddha of Kamakura”. One of Okuyama’s best known prints. Signed by Artist in lower left corner of print. Print Title in Japanese in upper left margin. Okuyama Inspection Seal and Hanga-In Publisher’s seal in lower right margin. Condition: very fine (see photos). Size of print: (with margins) 11-1/2″ x 16-1/2″ (41.5 cm x 29 cm). Framed Size: 15″ x 19″ (38 cm x 48 cm). Dated to early 1950s. Note: The second picture shows the print under glass. It was thus framed by Yubido Bamboo Lacquer Framers of Kanda, Tokyo. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Gihachiro Okuyama. He worked and exhibited with other artists in different and changing associations. In 1946, he established the Japanese Art Institute – Nihon Hanga Kenkyusho – and continued to work as a wood block artist for most of his life. His prints display a fine and creative style and they are among the rarest of Shin Hanga woodblocks to be found today. The item “Signed Framed Gihachiro OKUYAMA Wood Block Print Great Buddha of Kamakura” is in sale since Friday, April 13, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Asian\1900-Now\Japanese\Prints, Paintings & Posters”. The seller is “zugmeister” and is located in Manassas, Virginia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Artist: Gihachiro Okuyama
  • Framing by: Yubido, Kanda, Tokyo
  • Style: Shin-hanga
  • Printer: Kyoto Hanga -In Co. Ltd
  • Year of Printing: Early 1950s
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Frame: Wood Bamboo Lacquered
Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4

Hiroyuki Tajima (Tajima Hiroyuki, 19111984) was a Japanese printmaker of the ssaku-hanga school. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from Nihon University in 1932. In 1943, he graduated from the Western-style painting division of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. He created his first print in 1946, and joined the Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai (a group of abstract and surrealist artists) the same year. He also studied Nagase Yoshi (18911978), an artist of the Ssaku-hanga school. In 1963, he became a member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai (Japanese Print Association). He is best known for his luminous abstract woodblock prints with broad areas of rich dense color. He was g reatly influenced by the methods and aesthetics of mid-century modernism while the spirit of his work is based on the ideals of East Asian calligraphy, traditional Japanese painting structure, and a sense of space derived partly from his Zen Buddhist beliefs. Tajimas dynamic colors and bold compositions and the the solemnity of balance and distillation of form resulted in works imbued with a sublime presence and meditative spirit. Tajima developed his own ink for his unique woodblock prints using powdered color mixed with the plastic medium phenol formaldehyde resin (Bakelite). This ink was extremely water-repellent with which Tajima created a primary pattern. He would then print the areas not printed by the special resin infused ink with a water-based ink or dye. This layering of the water-based and water resistant inks was Tajimas unique signature style. Measures as framed approx. 32.5″ x 25.5″ (note that there is no glass) Measurements of inner mat opening: 24.5″ x18.5″. Title: “Twilight” written in English & Japanese. Signature: Signed in Pencil Lower Right. Beautiful framed and matted woodblock print in very good condition! Please feel free to as any questions. The item “Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4″ is in sale since Saturday, November 04, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “mad1927″ and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Style: Asian
  • Subject: Abstract
  • Medium: Woodcut & Block