Calligraphy Prints (158)
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.
Artists Known for Calligraphy
(Munakata hanga aizen hin)
description
Woodblock print
Soseki Komori (Shoseki)
Woodblock print
Number 79
Woodblock print
65 - 7
1965
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Number 70
Woodblock print
Gessekka
Woodblock print
Ono no Tōfū
May 1886
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
63 - B
1963
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Number 71
Woodblock print
Nexus
Sumi-e painting
Saga
Lithograph with hand-applied sumi-e ink
Road
Color lithograph
Take II (Bamboo B2)
竹 B2
Sumi ink on paper mounted on plywood
Sound
Lithograph
Sprout No. 5
Lithograph
Poem 68 - 52
1968
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
calligraphic form 1 - poem
Woodblock print
Poem 69 - 9
1969
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Poem 70-3 (HITO) 150/202
Woodblock print
Untitled (maki-haku)
Woodblock print
Poem 67-68
1967
Color woodblock print; edition 45/201
Poem 10, self printed, with original folio
Woodblock print
Poem 70-64
Woodblock print
Poem 70-11, Shôwa period, 1970
Woodblock print
Work - Mago
1960s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Poem 18
Woodblock print
Poem 72-42
Woodblock print
Poem 70 - 28 (Word)
1970
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Work 61 - E
1961
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Work. 73-18
Woodblock print
Poem 71-20
Woodblock print
Work 73 - 8 - B (Nothing)
Woodblock print
Work - Mu-2
1961
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Poem 70-47
Woodblock print
Poem 72 - 51 (Cooling Fan)
1972
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
San Mon Ban (Flowers)
Woodblock print
Table of Contents — 目次
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Woodblock print
Seasonal Poem (2)
1999
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Poem - 12
1966
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Poem-7
20th century
Color woodblock print; edition 2/100
Poem 68-44
Woodblock print
poem. 68-51
Woodblock print
Poem 70-22 (Language)
Woodblock print
Work 73-35 (Space)
Woodblock print
Work Stone
1959
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Poem - 11
1971
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Poem 69-8, Shôwa period, 1969
Woodblock print
Poem 72-2
Woodblock print
Poem 71 - 63 (Life)
1971
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Work - Ho
c. 1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Work (Waku)
1958
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Tanjaku- Poetry Card — 短冊
Not set
Woodblock print
Poem 13
Woodblock print
Poem 70-76
Woodblock print
Poem 71-55
Woodblock print
Poem 70-21 (Language)
Woodblock print
Poem 70-2 (TEN) 141/202
Woodblock print
Work 73-50-B (Nothing)
Woodblock print
Work 74-57 (Sun-B)
c. 1974
Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
Work 73-101
Woodblock print
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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, Shinichi Nakazawa, and Shoichi Hasegawa 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 158 prints tagged with calligraphy, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.