Kyoto Rediscovered, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Clifton Karhu, 1stEd. A Portfolio of Woodblock Prints. Weatherhill / Tankosha, 1980, First English edition. Cloth hard covers with gilt titles and decoration, square folio, brodart protective cover, 192 pages, color and b&w illustrations, maps. Clifton Karhu was an American artist born in 1927 in Duluth , Minnesota and died in Kanazawa , Japan in March 2007. He resided more than 50 years in Japan and created many Japanese prints. Biography Enlisted in the army, he discovers Japan shortly after the Second World War. This first trip to Japan was a revelation for him. He acculturates dramatically to Japanese culture and soon spoke fluent Japanese soon In its commitment to total acculturation, it stops gradually watercolors and painting and creating Japanese prints since the early 1960s. To learn the techniques of woodcut, he left Gifu Prefecture and settled in Kyoto. His fame grew over the years in Western and Japanese art circles and the general public. One of his prints is even used as an illustration in the Lonely Planet Japan. He died on 24 March 2007 in his second home of Kanazawa. Artistic works The use of vivid colors, precise and often geometric layout of the scene, the use of black lines very supported characterize its ukiyoe. Almost all prints are themed on Japan including Kyoto, temples and Gion. Very few prints are inspired by non-Japanese scenes (eg the series of prints of Hong Kong). Clifton Karhu thereby shows its “Japaneseness” and exception among artists of ukiyoe twentieth century who did not hesitate to draw very different landscapes (Hiroshi Yoshida in India and Europe, Paul Jacoulet on islands Pacific, Korea and China). He also made some erotic prints (shunga). In 1964 he was a member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai , an association of writers artists from Japan. His works have entered the collections of some American museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston known for its large collection of ukiyoe and more recently the Minnesota Museum of Arts. Ex-library copy in Very Good condition. Library stamp on top page edges and Title Page, adhesive residue on pastedowns Contents are intact and clean. Near Fine dust jacket with some light dents on front panel, very light soil. Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. For heavy sets or high-value books, the charge may be higher. We understand that this requirement may be a problem to some of our customers and we will do our best to accommodate their needs. The item “Kyoto Rediscovered, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Clifton Karhu, 1stEd. Japan” is in sale since Sunday, January 11, 2015. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “henryt” and is located in NJ. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
- Subject: Art & Photography
- Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Origin: Asian
- Year Printed: 1980
