Biography
Toby Kobayashi is a Japanese mokuhanga artist whose work was included in the Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition at the Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC 2024) held in Echizen, Japan, where he was selected for the Asia regional exhibition. Selection for the IMC juried exhibition represents recognition within the international community of water-based woodblock printing practitioners.
Kobayashi is part of the contemporary Japanese mokuhanga scene that maintains the traditional techniques of water-based woodblock printing while exploring new artistic directions.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Works Indexed
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Frequently Asked Questions
Toby Kobayashi is a Japanese mokuhanga artist whose work was included in the Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition at the Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC 2024) held in Echizen, Japan, where he was selected for the Asia regional exhibition. Selection for the IMC juried exhibition represents recognition within the international community of water-based woodblock printing practitioners.
Toby Kobayashi'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.
Toby Kobayashi 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.