Harvard Art Museum
by Tagawa Ken
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
A woodblock print by Tagawa Ken from the collection of the Harvard Art Museum, one of several American institutions that acquired examples of postwar Japanese printmaking during the decades when sosaku hanga was gaining international recognition. Harvard's collection of Japanese prints spans from Edo-period ukiyo-e to contemporary works, and Tagawa's inclusion places him within that broad historical arc. The museum context underscores how mid-twentieth-century Japanese printmakers successfully brought their work to a global audience, finding collectors and institutions far beyond Japan who valued the unique qualities of hand-carved and hand-printed woodblock art.
More Prints by Tagawa Ken
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
Harvard Art Museum was created by Tagawa Ken (田川憲).
Harvard Art Museum depicts landscapes and abstract.