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Youth by Ansei Uchima — Japanese Woodblock print

Youth

by Ansei Uchima

Sōsaku-hanga
FiguresAbstract
Medium:
Woodblock print
Source:
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Image courtesy of
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu

Description

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.

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Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara

Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

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Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Kihei Sasajima

Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962

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Frequently Asked Questions

Youth was created by Ansei Uchima (内間安瑆).

Youth depicts figures and abstract.