Sugiura Kazutoshi

This woodblock print by Sugiura Kazutoshi exemplifies the technical synthesis that made his career distinctive: a training in classical nihonga painting at the Kyoto National Museum, combined with postgraduate mastery of silkscreen and lithographic overprinting, resulted in a printmaking practice unlike any of his contemporaries. Works catalogued under the artist's name rather than a descriptive title typically represent pieces recorded in auction or dealer databases before full provenance information was available. His floral subjects — particularly irises and peonies — are held in the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, and the Art Institute of Chicago.