Yuasa Katsutoshi

Yuasa Katsutoshi is a contemporary mokuhanga artist born in Tokyo who studied oil painting at Musashino Art University before discovering woodblock printmaking through artist Ayomi Yoshida. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in London in 2006, he became one of the most ambitious artists working in mokuhanga today, testing the medium with variant print sizes, mixed media, and photography. He serves as Head Office Liaison and MI-LAB Special Advisor for the International Mokuhanga Association.

Yuasa Katsutoshi was active born in 1978. They were associated with the Contemporary Mokuhanga movement.

Yuasa Katsutoshi'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.

Yuasa Katsutoshi's prints frequently feature abstract, landscapes, insects, nature, sumi ink, animals.

Original prints by Yuasa Katsutoshi can be found in collections including Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Yuasa Katsutoshi 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.