by Ansei Uchima
"Mexican Valley (Artist's Proof), Shôwa period, 1966" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) print by Ansei Uchima, created during the postwar. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to abstract landscapes and light through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.
Ansei Uchima was a Japanese-American woodblock print artist whose serene, luminous abstract landscapes bridged the traditions of Japanese printmaking and Western modernist abstraction. Born in California to Japanese immigrants, he combined Eastern and Western artistic sensibilities.
This print represents Ansei Uchima's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the postwar. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mexican Valley (Artist's Proof), Shôwa period, 1966 was created by Ansei Uchima (内間安瑆).
Mexican Valley (Artist's Proof), Shôwa period, 1966 depicts landscapes.
