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Tea Ceremony, Shôwa period, mid 20th century by Gen Yamaguchi — Japanese Woodblock print

Tea Ceremony, Shôwa period, mid 20th century

by Gen Yamaguchi

Sōsaku-hanga
Food & Drink
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Harvard Art Museum

Description

Gen Yamaguchi was a leading figure of the sosaku-hanga movement whose abstract prints, made with unconventional materials and innovative techniques, earned him major international prizes and helped bring Japanese creative printmaking to global attention.

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Untitled (gen-yamaguchi) by Gen Yamaguchi

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A Tacit Agreement by Gen Yamaguchi

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The Evening Bell in Amakusa by Gen Yamaguchi

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Composition with Leaves by Gen Yamaguchi

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More Food & Drink Prints

Fuji from tea farm by Ito Takashi

Fuji from tea farm

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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami) by Utagawa Hiroshige

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

Plum Gateway by Hiroshi Yoshida

Plum Gateway

1935

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Rice Cake Making by Takeji Asano

Rice Cake Making

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Sōsaku-Hanga: The Creative-Print Movement

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