Calligraphy Prints (185)
Calligraphic elements and text-based compositions in Japanese woodblock prints. Some artists, particularly in the sosaku-hanga movement, incorporated calligraphy as a primary visual element, merging the arts of writing and printmaking.
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Calligraphic elements and text-based compositions in Japanese woodblock prints. Some artists, particularly in the sosaku-hanga movement, incorporated calligraphy as a primary visual element, merging the arts of writing and printmaking.
Maki Haku, Kawanabe Kyosai, and Shinichi Nakazawa are among the artists most associated with calligraphy in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 185 prints tagged with calligraphy, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.