Inagaki, Toshijiro
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
This woodblock print carries the artist's own name as its title, indicating it may function as a representative piece, a self-portrait of artistic practice, or a work identified primarily by its maker rather than its subject. Inagaki Toshijiro was a mid-twentieth-century printmaker who worked within the sosaku-hanga (creative print) tradition, where the artist carved and printed their own blocks rather than delegating these tasks to specialized craftsmen. The print's material qualities, the texture of carved wood transferred to paper, the density of hand-applied pigment, reflect this direct involvement at every stage of production from concept to final impression.
More Prints by Inagaki Toshijiro
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
Inagaki, Toshijiro was created by Inagaki Toshijiro (稲垣稔次郎).
Inagaki, Toshijiro depicts landscapes and abstract.