Urushibara
Description
A work by Urushibara, known to collectors on both sides of the world through his prolific output of color woodblock prints created in London. Urushibara's prints occupy a fascinating cultural position: they are made using purely Japanese materials and methods—cherry woodblocks, water-based pigments, baren hand-printing on dampened paper—yet they often depict European subjects ranging from London landmarks to English garden flowers. This cross-cultural fusion gave his work broad appeal, satisfying Japanese standards of craft excellence while offering Western collectors something both familiar in subject and exotic in technique.
More Prints by Yoshijiro Urushibara
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
Urushibara was created by Yoshijiro Urushibara (漆原木虫).
Urushibara depicts landscapes and figures.