Amano Kunihiro

Amano Kunihiro was a self-taught Japanese woodblock printmaker born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, who first exhibited his prints in 1955 after relocating to Tokyo. His compositions elegantly merge geometrical and natural forms, evolving from early bird and fish imagery toward increasingly abstract designs that incorporate embossed surfaces and obi-pattern motifs. His prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Library of Congress, and museums across Europe.

Amano Kunihiro was active from 1929 to 2020. They were associated with the Contemporary Mokuhanga movement.

Amano Kunihiro's work was shaped by the Contemporary Mokuhanga tradition in Japanese woodblock printmaking. Contemporary Mokuhanga: Contemporary mokuhanga (literally "wood-block print") encompasses artists working from approximately 1970 to the present who continue or reinvent traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques.

Amano Kunihiro's prints frequently feature abstract, landscapes, night scenes, birds & flowers, animals, moonlight.

Original prints by Amano Kunihiro can be found in collections including Victoria and Albert Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Japanese Art Open Database, wbp.

Amano Kunihiro (1929-2020) was a sosaku-hanga printmaker and educator active throughout the second half of the 20th century. He produced a significant body of signed limited-edition woodblock prints in landscape, figure, and abstract styles. As a deceased artist, his finite output supports steady demand. Most prints sell in the 00-,500 range. Major compositions from his most prolific periods can exceed ,500. An accessible collectible for collectors of late 20th-century Japanese printmaking.