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Shin-hanga

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The "New Prints" movement

c. 1915–1960

About Shin-hanga

The "new prints" movement (c. 1915–1960) revitalized traditional ukiyo-e woodblock printing through collaboration between artists, carvers, and printers. Led by publisher Watanabe Shōzāburō, shin-hanga combined Western techniques like light and perspective with traditional Japanese subjects.

Shin-hanga Artists (77)

Tomoyo Jinbo, Japanese print artist

Tomoyo Jinbo

神保朋世

Narazaki Eisho, Japanese print artist

Narazaki Eisho

楢崎栄昌

Ishiwata Koitsu, Japanese print artist

Ishiwata Koitsu

石渡光逸

Nomura Yoshimitsu, Japanese print artist

Nomura Yoshimitsu

野村義光

Yuhan Ito, Japanese print artist

Yuhan Ito

伊藤雄半

Ikeda Zuigetsu, Japanese print artist

Ikeda Zuigetsu

池田瑞月

Chigusa Kotani, Japanese print artist

Chigusa Kotani

小谷千草

Komori Soseki, Japanese print artist

Komori Soseki

小森漱石

Inuzuka Taisui, Japanese print artist

Inuzuka Taisui

犬塚泰水

Charles W. Bartlett, Japanese print artist

Charles W. Bartlett

1860–1940

Helen Hyde

1868–1913

Bertha Lum, Japanese print artist

Bertha Lum

1869–1954

Yamamoto Shoun, Japanese print artist

Yamamoto Shoun

山本昇雲

1870–1965

Tsuchiya Koitsu, Japanese print artist

Tsuchiya Koitsu

土屋光逸

1870–1949

Kajita Hanko, Japanese print artist

Kajita Hanko

梶田半古

1870–1917

Takahashi Shotei, Japanese print artist

Takahashi Shotei

高橋松亭

1871–1945

Koho Shoda, Japanese print artist

Koho Shoda

庄田耕峰

1871–1946

Yoshimune Arai, Japanese print artist

Yoshimune Arai

荒井芳宗

1873–1945

Kamoshita Chōko, Japanese print artist

Kamoshita Chōko

鴨下晁湖

1874–1950

Ishikawa Toraji, Japanese print artist

Ishikawa Toraji

石川寅治

1875–1964

Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese print artist

Hiroshi Yoshida

吉田博

1876–1950

Igawa Sengai, Japanese print artist

Igawa Sengai

井川洗崖

1876–1961

Ohara Koson, Japanese print artist

Ohara Koson

小原古邨

1877–1945

Kaburaki Kiyokata, Japanese print artist

Kaburaki Kiyokata

鏑木清方

1878–1972

Hirano Hakuhō, Japanese print artist

Hirano Hakuhō

平野白峰

1879–1957

Hashiguchi Goyo, Japanese print artist

Hashiguchi Goyo

橋口五葉

1880–1921

Kitano Tsunetomi, Japanese print artist

Kitano Tsunetomi

北野恒富

1880–1947

Hasegawa Sadanobu III, Japanese print artist

Hasegawa Sadanobu III

長谷川貞信三世

1881–1963

Gesso Yoshimoto, Japanese print artist

Gesso Yoshimoto

吉本月荘

1881–1936

Hirezaki Eiho, Japanese print artist

Hirezaki Eiho

鰭崎英朋

1881–1968

Oda Kazuma, Japanese print artist

Oda Kazuma

織田一磨

1882–1956

Ishii Hakutei, Japanese print artist

Ishii Hakutei

石井柏亭

1882–1958

Kawase Hasui, Japanese print artist

Kawase Hasui

川瀬巴水

1883–1957

Miki Suizan, Japanese print artist

Miki Suizan

三木翠山

1883–1957

Fritz Capelari, Japanese print artist

Fritz Capelari

フリッツ・カペラリ

1884–1950

Ito Sozan, Japanese print artist

Ito Sozan

伊藤宗山

1884

Walter J. Phillips, Japanese print artist

Walter J. Phillips

1884–1963

Yamamura Toyonari, Japanese print artist

Yamamura Toyonari

山村豊成

1885–1942

Noël Nouët, Japanese print artist

Noël Nouët

1885–1969

Natori Shunsen, Japanese print artist

Natori Shunsen

名取春仙

1886–1960

Elizabeth Keith, Japanese print artist

Elizabeth Keith

エリザベス・キース

1887–1956

Komura Settai, Japanese print artist

Komura Settai

小村雪岱

1887–1940

Kato Shinmei, Japanese print artist

Kato Shinmei

加藤晋明

1887

Fujio Yoshida, Japanese print artist

Fujio Yoshida

吉田ふじを

1887–1987

Ohno Bakufu, Japanese print artist

Ohno Bakufu

大野麦風

1888–1976

Yoshijiro Urushibara, Japanese print artist

Yoshijiro Urushibara

漆原木虫

1888–1953

Cyrus Leroy Baldridge

1889–1977

Shodo Kawarazaki, Japanese print artist

Shodo Kawarazaki

河原崎奨堂

1889–1973

Insho Domoto, Japanese print artist

Insho Domoto

堂本印象

1891–1975

Ota Masamitsu, Japanese print artist

Ota Masamitsu

太田雅光

1892–1975

Kishio Koizumi, Japanese print artist

Kishio Koizumi

小泉癸巳男

1893–1945

Ito Takashi, Japanese print artist

Ito Takashi

伊東孝

1894–1982

Kanpo Yoshikawa, Japanese print artist

Kanpo Yoshikawa

吉川観方

1894–1979

Gyoshu Hayami, Japanese print artist

Gyoshu Hayami

速水御舟

1894–1935

Lilian May Miller, Japanese print artist

Lilian May Miller

1895–1943

Paul Jacoulet, Japanese print artist

Paul Jacoulet

ポール・ジャクレー

1896–1960

Tsuchiya Rakuzan, Japanese print artist

Tsuchiya Rakuzan

土屋楽山

1896–1976

Shiro Kasamatsu, Japanese print artist

Shiro Kasamatsu

笠松紫浪

1898–1991

Ito Shinsui, Japanese print artist

Ito Shinsui

伊東深水

1898–1972

Yamakawa Shuho, Japanese print artist

Yamakawa Shuho

山川秀峰

1898–1944

Koji Fukiya, Japanese print artist

Koji Fukiya

蕗谷虹児

1898–1979

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, Japanese print artist

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

小早川清

1899–1948

Asada Benji, Japanese print artist

Asada Benji

浅田弁治

1899–1984

Torii Kotondo, Japanese print artist

Torii Kotondo

鳥居言人

1900–1976

Sentaro Iwata, Japanese print artist

Sentaro Iwata

岩田専太郎

1901–1974

Kamei Tobei, Japanese print artist

Kamei Tobei

亀井東平

1901–1977

Tomikichiro Tokuriki, Japanese print artist

Tomikichiro Tokuriki

徳力富吉郎

1902–1999

Pieter Irwin Brown, Japanese print artist

Pieter Irwin Brown

1903–1988

Okumura Koichi, Japanese print artist

Okumura Koichi

奥村厚一

1904–1974

Maeda Masao

前田政雄

1904–1974

Kotozuka Eiichi, Japanese print artist

Kotozuka Eiichi

琴塚英一

1906–1979

Shimura Tatsumi, Japanese print artist

Shimura Tatsumi

志村立美

1907–1980

Tsukioka Gyokusei, Japanese print artist

Tsukioka Gyokusei

月岡玉成

1908–1994

Ito Nisaburo, Japanese print artist

Ito Nisaburo

伊藤仁三郎

1910–1988

Toshi Yoshida, Japanese print artist

Toshi Yoshida

吉田遠志

1911–1995

Nishiyama Hideo, Japanese print artist

Nishiyama Hideo

西山英雄

1911–1989

Hodaka Yoshida

吉田穂高

1926–1995

Notable Works

, Bonsai by Ito Nisaburo

, Bonsai

Woodblock print

(Title unknown) Portrait of a Girl by Fritz Capelari

(Title unknown) Portrait of a Girl

1916

Woodblock print

[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi) by Hiroshi Yoshida

[Garden of] Taj Mahal, No. 1 (Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi)

Taji Maharu no niwa, dai ichi

1931

Color woodblock print; oban

[Wooded hillside and river] by Tsuchiya Koitsu

[Wooded hillside and river]

Woodblock print

# 95 Nanuji Falls at Oji by Kishio Koizumi

# 95 Nanuji Falls at Oji

Woodblock print

#10 Two Standingdraped figures by Hashiguchi Goyo

#10 Two Standingdraped figures

c. 1919-20

Woodblock print

#12 Standing nude (a drawing on both sides of th paper) by Hashiguchi Goyo

#12 Standing nude (a drawing on both sides of th paper)

c.1919-20

Drawing

#14 Bust portrait of model Morikawa by Hashiguchi Goyo

#14 Bust portrait of model Morikawa

1920

Woodblock print

Key Techniques

Moku-hanga Nishiki-e Bokashi

Key Publishers

Watanabe Shozaburo Yoshida Studio Unsodo Doi Sadaichi

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shin-hanga?

The "new prints" movement (c. 1915–1960) revitalized traditional ukiyo-e woodblock printing through collaboration between artists, carvers, and printers. Led by publisher Watanabe Shōzāburō, shin-hanga combined Western techniques like light and perspective with traditional Japanese subjects.

When was the Shin-hanga period?

The Shin-hanga movement was active from approximately 1915 to 1960.

Who are the most famous Shin-hanga artists?

Notable Shin-hanga artists include Tomoyo Jinbo, Narazaki Eisho, Ishiwata Koitsu, Nomura Yoshimitsu, Yuhan Ito, and 72 more.

What are Shin-hanga prints known for?

The "new prints" movement (c. 1915–1960) revitalized traditional ukiyo-e woodblock printing through collaboration between artists, carvers, and printers. Led by publisher Watanabe Shōzāburō, shin-hanga combined Western techniques like light and perspective with traditional Japanese subjects.

Related Movements

Meiji/Taishō Prints(c. 1868–1926)Sōsaku-hanga(c. 1905–1980)Contemporary Mokuhanga(c. 1970–present)Ukiyo-e

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