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Shōwa Era

1970s Japanese Woodblock Prints

298 prints from the 1970s in our collection, created during the Shōwa Era (19261989). 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 by Amano Kazumi

"Involution - Union 4B" Original Large-Scale Abstract Woodcut by Kazumi Amano

1976

Ink on Paper (Woodblock)

a space age 4 by Toshimatsu Kuremoto

a space age 4

1975

Silkscreen

Abstract by Yoshisuke Funasaka

Abstract

125/150, 1975

Woodblock print

Ace of Hearts by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Ace of Hearts

1978

Color woodblock print; edition 80/128

Adaptation - A by Amano Kazumi

Adaptation - A

1973

Embossed Woodcut and Collage mounted to linen backing

Afternoon on the Horizon (ed. 19/50) by Reika Iwami

Afternoon on the Horizon (ed. 19/50)

1978

Woodblock print

Aiming at the Fan, from the series "Tale of Heike" by Yoshitoshi Mori

Aiming at the Fan, from the series "Tale of Heike"

1971

Stencil on paper

America by Go Yayanagi

America

1976

Silkscreen

Amino-Kyoto by Clifton Karhu

Amino-Kyoto

1974

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

An alley by Tanaka Ryohei

An alley

1970

Etching and aquatint, ink on paper

April (Arashiyama Park, a Famous Scenic Resort) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

April (Arashiyama Park, a Famous Scenic Resort)

四月 (嵐山)

second half 20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Arctic Landscape by Ansei Uchima

Arctic Landscape

1973

Color woodcut on paper

Armadillo by Hideo Takeda

Armadillo

Silkscreen

Armoured Men (Yoroeru otokotachi) by Hiroyuki Tajima

Armoured Men (Yoroeru otokotachi)

1974

Color woodblock print; edition 8/50

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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) by Tanaka Ryohei

Barge Pool (Hashike damari)

Woodblock print

Bathroom by Tadayuki Naito

Bathroom

1970

Vintage gelatin silver print.

Bingata by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Bingata

1975

Color woodblock print; edition 42/128

Bird and Mountaineer (2) (Tori to yama otoko [2]) by Umetaro Azechi

Bird and Mountaineer (2) (Tori to yama otoko [2])

1972

Color woodblock print

Black Cat by Ishikawa Toraji

Black Cat

early 1970s

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Blessing by Liao Shiou-Ping

Blessing

祈求

c. 1970

Color intaglio on BFK Rives wove paper

Blue and Red B by Hiroyuki Tajima

Blue and Red B

1974

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Blue and White Space. No. 305 by Yoshisuke Funasaka

Blue and White Space. No. 305

1972

Print

Brown Paper (Chairo no kami) by Hiroyuki Tajima

Brown Paper (Chairo no kami)

1974

Color woodblock print; edition 2/50

Buddha by Clifton Karhu

Buddha

Contemporary - Circa 1976.

Woodblock print

Butterflies at Dawn by Chizuko Yoshida

Butterflies at Dawn

1978

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Butterflies—Swarming by Chizuko Yoshida

Butterflies—Swarming

1977

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Cafe 1977 by Art Hansen

Cafe 1977

Etching

Camouflaged World 2 by Akira Kurosaki

Camouflaged World 2

Woodblock print

Captured Christ by Taniguchi Shigeru

Captured Christ

1979

Silkscreen with 4 plate (4 color)

Castle in the moon by Okiie Hashimoto

Castle in the moon

22/300, 1978

Woodblock print

Cherry and Asparagus by Yozo Hamaguchi

Cherry and Asparagus

1973

Mezzotint

Chief's Blanket by Carol Summers

Chief's Blanket

Woodcut

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples by Sadao Watanabe

Christ Washing Feet of Disciples

1970

Japanee Stencil Dyeing (kappazuri) with hand coloring on handmade paper

Cinema by Tadayuki Naito

Cinema

1970

Vintage gelatin silver print.

Circus by Naoko Matsubara

Circus

1977

Woodblock

Clap by Naoko Matsubara

Clap

1974

Japanese Woodcut Print

Clearing and Burning by Art Hansen

Clearing and Burning

Etching

Closed Room #5 by Akira Kurosaki

Closed Room #5

1971

Original Color Woodblock Print

Collection-20; Collection-34 (two works) by Maki Haku

Collection-20; Collection-34 (two works)

1979

Chawan print, woodcut with stamped seals

Combination—Curve #1 by Katsunori Hamanishi

Combination—Curve #1

1978

Mezzotint

Combination—Twist #1 by Katsunori Hamanishi

Combination—Twist #1

1978

Mezzotint

Corner Shop by Clifton Karhu

Corner Shop

Shōwa period, 1977

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Corsage (T.4) by Takahashi Rikio

Corsage (T.4)

1970

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Counterpart by Liao Shiou-Ping

Counterpart

1972

Etching

Daffodil by Art Hansen

Daffodil

Etching

Danmari by Yoshitoshi Mori

Danmari

1977

Kappazuri

December (Snow Scene at the Golden Pavilion) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

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 by Sadao Watanabe

Descent from the Cross

1973

Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper; edition 33/70

Diary Nov 12th '75 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary Nov 12th '75

1975

Woodblock print

Diary: Feb. 2nd, '78 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Feb. 2nd, '78

1978

Woodcut, silkscreen

Diary: June 24 ’78 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: June 24 ’78

June 1978

Screenprint

Diary: March 31st, '78 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 31st, '78

1978

Woodblock and silkscreen print

Diary: March 3rd, '77 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 3rd, '77

1977

Woodcut and silkscreen

Diary: March 5th, '79 (b) by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: March 5th, '79 (b)

1979

Woodblock and silkscreen

Diary: Sept. 1st, ‘74 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary: Sept. 1st, ‘74

1974

Color lithograph

Diary' Sept.1st '74 by Tetsuya Noda

Diary' Sept.1st '74

1974

Lithograph

Dice (Utamaro) by Ouchi Makoto

Dice (Utamaro)

1970

Color intaglio

Doll by Tetsuro Komai

Doll

c. 1970

Etching, ink on paper

Doorway in Kyoto by Clifton Karhu

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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