print / greeting-card
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
A woodblock print designed to function as a greeting card, merging fine art craft with personal communication. The tradition of artist-made prints for seasonal greetings has deep roots in Japan, where nengajo (New Year cards) exchanged between printmakers often represent some of their most inventive and personal work. Freed from commercial expectations, artists like Gen Yamaguchi used these small-format pieces to experiment with imagery, technique, and humor in ways their larger exhibition prints might not permit. The greeting card print occupies a space between gift, artwork, and social gesture—a handmade object carrying both aesthetic pleasure and interpersonal warmth.
More Prints by Gen Yamaguchi
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
print / greeting-card was created by Gen Yamaguchi (山口源).
print / greeting-card depicts landscapes and daily life.