Untitled (aoyama-masaharu)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A third untitled work by Aoyama Masaharu. His sosaku-hanga prints — in which the artist controlled every stage from design to carving to printing — demonstrate the independence from commercial pressures that the creative printmaking movement prized. This independence allowed him to pursue subjects and treatments outside the conventions of commercial printmaking: the mud wall, the fishing basket, the post-harvest field, the tile-roofed cat — subjects that reflect personal observation rather than market demand.
More Prints by Aoyama Masaharu
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu) was created by Aoyama Masaharu (青山正治).
Untitled (aoyama-masaharu) depicts landscapes and abstract.