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OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO Landscape Original Japanese Woodblock Print Art monochrome

OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO Landscape Original Japanese Woodblock Print Art monochrome

OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO Landscape Original Japanese Woodblock Print Art monochrome

OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO Landscape Original Japanese Woodblock Print Art monochrome

OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO Landscape Original Japanese Woodblock Print Art monochrome

OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO Landscape Original Japanese Woodblock Print Art monochrome

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Okuyama Gihachiro Hand Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Kujukushima in Nagasaki

Okuyama Gihachiro Hand Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Kujukushima in Nagasaki

Okuyama Gihachiro Hand Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Kujukushima in Nagasaki

The Kujukushima Isles in Nagasaki Prefecture. Okuyama Gihachiro is one of the most famous woodblock masters in Taisho/Showa Era. He is as famous as Kawase Hasui, Koitsu, and Hiroshi Yoshida. They opened a new Era of Ukiyoe and formed the core of Shin-Hanga. Okuyama Gihachiro had studied art under Kosaka Gajin. In the 1920s he made commercial designs for different companies – posters and advertising labels. In 1931 he established his own advertising company. Parallel to these commercial activities, Okuyama Gihachiro was active in the sosaku hanga and shin hanga movement and worked and exhibited with other artists in different and changing associations. In 1946 he established a publishing company, Nihon Hanga Kenkyusho – the Japan Print Institute. Gihachiro continued to be involved in the commercial. Sector and at the same time in creating artistic prints. After the war, he designed mainly landscape prints – in sosaku hanga and shin hanga style. Okuyamas work is highly searched for by collectors around the world. The print size is 16 x 11 1/2 inches. Original Woodblock Print with original folder. Hand signed by the artist in pencil on the bottom margin. Condition is as is. Folder size : 12.25 x 17 inches. Print size : 10.1 x 16.25 inches include margins. On the faster side during off peak traveling seasons and slower and more unpredictable during high traveling seasons. We are off on Saturday, Sunday (Japan time) and National holidays in Japan. So we’ll be late for the answering questions. Thank you for your understanding. International Buyers Please Note. These charges are the buyers responsibility. The item “Okuyama Gihachiro Hand Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Kujukushima in Nagasaki” is in sale since Tuesday, July 04, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “edokura” and is located in Chiba. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Type: Hand carved and printed Japanese woodblock print
  • Primary Material: Washi Paper
  • Age: 1949
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Size: Oban 10.1 x 16.25 inches include margins
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Publisher: Nihon Hanga Kenkyu-kai