Biography
Shunwen Mo is a Chinese mokuhanga artist whose work was featured in the Sumi-Fusion Juried International Exhibition at the 2021 International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC 2021) held in Nara, Japan. The IMC juried exhibitions bring together practitioners of water-based woodblock printing from around the world, and selection for the exhibition represents recognition within the international mokuhanga community.
Mo's participation in the IMC 2021 exhibition places her within the growing network of Chinese artists who have engaged with mokuhanga as both a continuation of China's own deep woodblock printing traditions and as a medium for contemporary artistic expression. China has one of the world's longest histories of woodblock printing, dating to the Tang Dynasty, and contemporary Chinese artists working in mokuhanga often draw on this heritage while embracing the collaborative, cross-cultural spirit of the international mokuhanga movement.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇨🇳China
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Shunwen Mo is a Chinese mokuhanga artist whose work was featured in the Sumi-Fusion Juried International Exhibition at the 2021 International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC 2021) held in Nara, Japan. The IMC juried exhibitions bring together practitioners of water-based woodblock printing from around the world, and selection for the exhibition represents recognition within the international mokuhanga community.
Shunwen Mo'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.
Shunwen Mo 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.