Tag Archives: woodblock printing

National Parks

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly … Continue reading →

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Time for Caturday

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Leon Underwood (1890-1975), The Siamese Cat (New York: Brentanos, 1928). Woodcut illustrations by the author. Underwood was a British born sculptor, engraver, painter and author who moved to New York City in the 1920s.  

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Pictures of the Floating World

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The Japanese artist who goes by the moniker Segawa Thirty-Seven  has once again released some of his wonderfully reimagined ukiyo-e woodblock paintings and prints. The new series of gifs adds elements of 21st century tech to liven-up the original 19th century scenes.  

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