The Evening Bell in Amakusa

"The Evening Bell in Amakusa" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) print by Gen Yamaguchi, created during the postwar. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to abstraction and texture through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.

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.