Japanese Prints
January 11-27, 2023
Reception: Wednesday, January 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
The A.D. Gallery is proud to present 19th and 20th Century Japanese prints on loan from two private collections. This exhibition features 37 master-examples of work from the Ukiyo-e, Shin-hanga, S艒saku-hanga, Senso-e movements as well as examples of Manga and Newspaper illustrations from the Tokyo Daily Newspaper, ca.1880.
Featured Japanese Movements
1. Ukiyo-e 鈥淧ictures of the Floating World鈥, (Produced in a Collaborative Work Shop) 1603 鈥 1867
CA. Favorite subjects of Ukiyo-e were famous actors from the Kabuki and Noh theaters. Sumo
wrestlers and portraits of celebrated courtesans were very popular. Tokugawa Period.
2. Shin-hanga 鈥淣ew Prints鈥, 1915 鈥 Present. (Produced in a Collaborative Work Shop. Printed like
Ukiyo-e) working in an intense period of modernization and Westernization many Shin- Hanga artists
created works that evoked nostalgia for a pre- modern Japan.
3. S艒saku-hanga 鈥淐reative Print鈥, 1904-present. Unlike Ukiyo-e, S艒saku-hanga draws heavily from the
European avant-garde, the artist was involved in every aspect of production. The drawing, the
carving and printing was done by the artist. The prints were usually signed or stamped and the
edition numbered.
4. Manga (Books and Folios) Books showing the correct manner of drawing plants, flowers and various
domestic or wild animals and birds.
5. Senso-e 鈥渨ar Prints鈥, Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895). Or Russo- Japanese war,(1900s Printed like
Ukiyo-e in a Collaborative studio.
6. Newspaper illustrations from the Tokyo Daily Newspaper Ca, 1880. Printed like Ukiyo-e in a
Collaborative studio.