1970s Japanese Woodblock Prints
298 prints from the 1970s in our collection, created during the Shōwa Era (1926–1989). The Shōwa era encompassed Japanese printmaking's greatest upheavals and triumphs. Pre-war, shin-hanga flourished with Hasui, Yoshida, and Koitsu producing iconic landscapes.
Top Artists of the 1970s
Prints (298)

"Involution - Union 4B" Original Large-Scale Abstract Woodcut by Kazumi Amano
1976
Ink on Paper (Woodblock)

a space age 4
1975
Silkscreen

Abstract
125/150, 1975
Woodblock print

Ace of Hearts
1978
Color woodblock print; edition 80/128

Adaptation - A
1973
Embossed Woodcut and Collage mounted to linen backing

Afternoon on the Horizon (ed. 19/50)
1978
Woodblock print

Aiming at the Fan, from the series "Tale of Heike"
1971
Stencil on paper

America
1976
Silkscreen

Amino-Kyoto
1974
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

An alley
1970
Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

April (Arashiyama Park, a Famous Scenic Resort)
四月 (嵐山)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Arctic Landscape
1973
Color woodcut on paper
Armadillo
Silkscreen

Armoured Men (Yoroeru otokotachi)
1974
Color woodblock print; edition 8/50

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Barge Pool (Hashike damari)
Woodblock print

Bathroom
1970
Vintage gelatin silver print.

Bingata
1975
Color woodblock print; edition 42/128
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Bird and Mountaineer (2) (Tori to yama otoko [2])
1972
Color woodblock print

Black Cat
early 1970s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Blessing
祈求
c. 1970
Color intaglio on BFK Rives wove paper

Blue and Red B
1974
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Blue and White Space. No. 305
1972

Brown Paper (Chairo no kami)
1974
Color woodblock print; edition 2/50

Buddha
Contemporary - Circa 1976.
Woodblock print

Butterflies at Dawn
1978
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Butterflies—Swarming
1977
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Cafe 1977
Etching

Camouflaged World 2
Woodblock print

Captured Christ
1979
Silkscreen with 4 plate (4 color)

Castle in the moon
22/300, 1978
Woodblock print

Cherry and Asparagus
1973
Mezzotint

Chief's Blanket
Woodcut

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples
1970
Japanee Stencil Dyeing (kappazuri) with hand coloring on handmade paper

Cinema
1970
Vintage gelatin silver print.

Circus
1977
Woodblock

Clap
1974
Japanese Woodcut Print

Clearing and Burning
Etching

Closed Room #5
1971
Original Color Woodblock Print

Collection-20; Collection-34 (two works)
1979
Chawan print, woodcut with stamped seals

Combination—Curve #1
1978
Mezzotint

Combination—Twist #1
1978
Mezzotint
Corner Shop
Shōwa period, 1977
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Corsage (T.4)
1970
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Counterpart
1972
Etching

Daffodil
Etching

Danmari
1977
Kappazuri

December (Snow Scene at the Golden Pavilion)
十二月 (金閣寺雪景)
second half 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Descent from the Cross
1973
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 33/70

Diary Nov 12th '75
1975
Woodblock print

Diary: Feb. 2nd, '78
1978
Woodcut, silkscreen

Diary: June 24 ’78
June 1978
Screenprint

Diary: March 31st, '78
1978
Woodblock and silkscreen print

Diary: March 3rd, '77
1977
Woodcut and silkscreen

Diary: March 5th, '79 (b)
1979
Woodblock and silkscreen

Diary: Sept. 1st, ‘74
1974
Color lithograph

Diary' Sept.1st '74
1974
Lithograph

Dice (Utamaro)
1970
Color intaglio

Doll
c. 1970
Etching, ink on paper

Doorway in Kyoto
1971
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hanga catalogues 298 Japanese woodblock prints created during the 1970s (Shōwa Era, 1926–1989).
The 1970s fall within the Shōwa Era (昭和時代), which ran from 1926 to 1989.
Clifton Karhu, Art Hansen, and Tanaka Ryohei are among the artists with the most 1970s prints in our collection.
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