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Asama Farm

Size: 40.5cm by 52.5cm (15.94 in by 20.67 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Okuyama Gihachiro

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Price: ¥ 28,000$ 220.00£ 165.00€ 189.00 [Item has been sold]

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Description: Okuyama Gihachiro (1907-1981) was a printmaker known for his work in both the Sosaku and Shin-hanga styles. Born in Yamagata Prefecture, he studied under Kosaka Gajin and began exhibiting his prints with the Nihon Sōsaku-Hanga Kyōkai around 1927. He also had a successful career in commercial art, founding his own advertising company in 1931 and creating posters, designs, and advertisements in a woodblock print style. In 1942, he co-founded the Shin Hanga Kyōkai with Umetaro Azechi and Uichi Takayama. His work is characterized by two distinct styles: colorful prints reflecting the Shin-hanga style and monochromatic black-and-white prints in the sosaku style.

This print belongs to the sosaku style and depicts a black-and-white landscape entitled Asama Farm. In the foreground, a dense row of susuki (Japanese pampas grass) rises tall, their upper leaves leaning to the right as if swayed by the wind, adding a sense of movement to the scene. In the distance, a herd of cows grazes, followed by rows of trees, and finally, the great mountain that dominates the background.


The monochrome palette gives the composition both texture and depth, creating an interplay of light and shadow.


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