Biography
Jie Yang is a Chinese mokuhanga artist who exhibited at the International Mokuhanga Conference juried international exhibition in Nara, Japan, in 2021. China has its own deep traditions of woodblock printing, and Yang's participation in an exhibition centered on the Japanese mokuhanga technique reflects the cross-cultural exchange between East Asian woodblock printing traditions in the contemporary printmaking world.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇨🇳China
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Jie Yang is a Chinese mokuhanga artist who exhibited at the International Mokuhanga Conference juried international exhibition in Nara, Japan, in 2021. China has its own deep traditions of woodblock printing, and Yang's participation in an exhibition centered on the Japanese mokuhanga technique reflects the cross-cultural exchange between East Asian woodblock printing traditions in the contemporary printmaking world.
Jie Yang'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.
Jie Yang is a contemporary printmaker working in the mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) tradition. Their work contributes to the living tradition of Japanese woodblock printing. Prices for contemporary mokuhanga prints range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $180–$600 range. The global mokuhanga community has been growing, with increasing exhibition opportunities and collector interest. Contemporary mokuhanga represents an affordable entry point for collectors.