Nakagawa Isaku
中川伊作
Japan
Biography
Nakagawa Isaku (中川伊作) is a Japanese printmaker whose biographical details remain largely undocumented in the standard English-language references on hanga. Prints bearing this name appear in woodblock print databases and occasionally in dealer listings, typically depicting subjects drawn from the Japanese landscape tradition. Without confirmed birth and death dates, publisher relationships, or exhibition records, it is difficult to place Nakagawa within a specific movement or generation of printmakers. The name suggests an artist who worked within the broad ecosystem of twentieth-century Japanese printmaking, but further archival research in Japanese sources would be needed to establish a fuller account of this artist's career and output.
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Nakagawa Isaku (中川伊作) is a Japanese printmaker whose biographical details remain largely undocumented in the standard English-language references on hanga. Prints bearing this name appear in woodblock print databases and occasionally in dealer listings, typically depicting subjects drawn from the Japanese landscape tradition. Without confirmed birth and death dates, publisher relationships, or exhibition records, it is difficult to place Nakagawa within a specific movement or generation of printmakers. The name suggests an artist who worked within the broad ecosystem of twentieth-century Japanese printmaking, but further archival research in Japanese sources would be needed to establish a fuller account of this artist's career and output.
Nakagawa Isaku's prints frequently feature fish, figures, portraits, temples & shrines, gardens, music.
Original prints by Nakagawa Isaku can be found in collections including Harvard Art Museum, Japanese Art Open Database, Art of Japan, The Art of Japan.
Nakagawa Isaku is a contemporary printmaker contributing to the ongoing tradition of woodblock printing. Contemporary prints offer collectors an affordable entry point into Japanese printmaking. Prices range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $200–$600 range. The contemporary printmaking scene is active and international, with artists exhibiting at galleries, art fairs, and print biennials worldwide.
