Manfred Egger

Manfred Egger is an Austrian mokuhanga artist who participated in the juried international exhibition at the 2021 International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC) in Nara, Japan. The 2021 conference, themed around sumi (black ink), brought together mokuhanga practitioners from around the world to exhibit and discuss the traditional Japanese water-based woodblock printing technique. Egger's selection for this prestigious juried exhibition places him among the recognized community of international mokuhanga practitioners, representing Austria in the global mokuhanga movement.

Manfred Egger'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.

Manfred Egger 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.