Print 1
by Ogawa Usen
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
This oban-format woodblock print by Ogawa Usen presents a landscape populated with human figures, combining two subjects central to his artistic practice. Usen trained in the nihonga tradition, studying Japanese-style painting before producing woodblock prints that carried his painterly sensibility into the printed medium. The figures in the landscape follow a convention reaching back to Chinese literati painting, where small human forms provide scale and narrative within vast natural settings. Usen's prints are marked by a loose, calligraphic line quality that distinguishes them from the tighter draftsmanship of commercial ukiyo-e, reflecting his fine-art background. This print was sourced through the Robyn Buntin gallery, a Honolulu-based dealer specializing in Asian art.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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)"
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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)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Print 1 was created by Ogawa Usen (小川芋銭).
Print 1 depicts landscapes and figures.