Kusaka Kenji
by Kusaka Kenji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
This woodblock print bears the artist's own name as its title, suggesting it may be a self-referential work, a catalog identifier, or a piece where the usual descriptive title was lost or never assigned. Kusaka Kenji's practice encompasses a range of subjects from traditional Kyoto landmarks to abstract compositions, and without further identifying information, the print stands on its visual merits alone. The woodblock medium, consistent across Kusaka's body of work, produces images with the characteristic warmth of hand-rubbed pigment absorbed into handmade paper. The print represents one node in an oeuvre that collectively maps Kusaka's artistic concerns, even when individual works resist easy categorization through their titles.
More Prints by Kusaka Kenji
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
Kusaka Kenji was created by Kusaka Kenji (日下健二).
Kusaka Kenji depicts landscapes.