Multiple Masters: Modern Prints & Paintings

Aa gathering of early modern works by masterful artists who produced paintings and woodblock prints (and art of multiples). The exhibition explores the intertwined shin-hanga (lit. ‘new print’) and sosaku-hanga (lit. ‘creative print’) movements, both approaches seeking to revitalize Japanese printmaking in the modern era.

New York Asia Week, March 16–24, 2023

Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints from the Shin Collection

An exhibition of ‘golden age’ figure prints of the late 18th century and magnificent 19th century landscapes.

New York Asia Week, March 16–24, 2023

Kyohei Kats: Paintings, Drawings & Woodblock Prints by Kyohei Inukai

An exhibition of fabulous and feisty felines by the Japanese American artists, Kyohei Inukai (1913-1985).

February 2023

Hodaka Yoshida (1926-1995)
& Yoshida Family Abstracts

A special presentation of works by the 20th century print artist, Hodaka Yoshida (1926-1995), accompanied by a selection of complimentary abstract prints by members of his extraordinarily talented family including his wife, Chizuko Yoshida (1924-2017), his brother, Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995), and his mother, Fujio Yoshida (1887-1987).

Featured at the 2022 IFPDA Print Fair New York
October 27-30, 2022

Fashion Forward: Edo Beauties of the Floating World

Inspired by the concurrent museum exhibitions, Dressed by Nature: Textiles of Japan at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, our September 2022 Asia Week show will explore the swagger and finesse of kimono styles from the 19th century as presented by woodblock print artists, who themselves could be considered the tastemakers and fashion editors of their time.
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NOH: More Drama
Theatrical Subjects by Paul Binnie

An exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and prints of Japanese theatrical subjects by the artist Paul Binnie. During the almost six years he spent mastering woodblock carving and printing, his immersion in the culture brought him into contact with the milieu of the Japanese theater, which became a major theme of his work during his period of residency.
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Influencers: Japonisme and Modern Japan

An exploration of the influence of Japanese art on Western art and the development of modern international art modes such as art nouveau and art deco.
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1923 Before & After: Japanese Prints and the Great Kanto Earthquake

An exploration of the revitalization of woodblock printmaking in the early 20th century and how it evolved and changed after the devastation of the 1923 earthquake.
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On The Vanguard: Meiji Period Woodblock Prints

A two-part exhibition exploring how artists responded to the introduction of foreign elements as Japan opened up to the West in the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
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Composing Beauty

An exhibition exploring the ways in which bijin (lit. 'beautiful person') are presented in ukiyo-e, focusing on the relationship with other 'composed' genres including poetry, music and dance.
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In the Abstract: Summer 2020
A Collection of Haku Maki Prints

Haku Maki (1924-2000) was a sosaku hanga artist whose abstract compositions were achieved by developing an unusual labor-intensive mixed media printing technique utilizing cement relief attached to carved woodblocks or cardboard with deep embossing printed on double-layered paper.
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The Baron J. Bachofen von Echt Collection of Golden Age Ukiyo-e

A highly selective group of twenty-two figural woodblock prints produced during a period considered the highpoint of the genre, known as the 'golden age' of ukiyo-e, reaching its peak in the last decade of the 18th century.
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BRUSH – BLOCK – BAREN
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking

An exhibition exploring the process of Japanese-style woodblock printmaking.
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Into the Garden: Summer 2019

For our gallery exhibition during the steamy summer months we present a selection of prints and paintings featuring garden landscapes and nature subjects.
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Captive Artist: Watercolors by Kakunen Tsuruoka (1892-1977)

An exhibition featuring landscape paintings produced while the artist was confined to Poston Camp III, part of the Colorado River Relocation Center in Arizona and one of the ten camps to which Japanese-Americans were forcibly relocated during the Second World War.
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Kobayashi Kiyochika: On the Threshold of Modern Times

An exhibition of woodblock prints by the influential Meiji-period self-taught artist, Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915).
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MIRROR MIRROR: Reflecting Beauty in Japanese Prints and Paintings

An exhibition exploring representations of the mirror, both as a theme itself and as a visual metaphor for viewing other subjects in floating world imagery.
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Darkening Skies: The Tumultuous Times of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A continuation of our March 2017 single-artist exhibition on Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) drawing from a collection assembled over a period of nearly ten years and recently published in a full-color catalogue illustrating 180 woodblock prints, the September show will focus on the dynamic and tumultuous times in which Yoshitoshi lived as reflected in some of his more violent imagery.
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The Body Illustrated: Woodblock Prints, Paintings & Drawings by Paul Binnie

An exhibition inspired by the completion of Paul Binnie's beloved series A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo (Edo Zumi hyaku shoku) with a comprehensive exploration of the artist's nude and tattoo subjects in a variety of media.
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YOSHITOSHI

We are pleased to announce that for our next gallery exhibition we will be featuring the woodblock prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), one of the last great ukiyo-e artists of the 19th century.
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Strike a Pose: Spectacular Imagery of the Kabuki Theater, Part I

An exhibition which presents an array of imagery related to one of Japan's most distinctive, and yet possibly least understood, cultural exports: the kabuki theater.
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Strike a Pose: Spectacular Imagery of the Kabuki Theater, Part II

A 20th century supplement of nearly 40 additional prints including works by Natori Shunsen, Hasegawa Sadanobu III, and a comprehensive survey of kabuki prints by Paul Binnie produced early in his career while living in Japan and inspired by his work as an earphone guide at the Kabukiza in Tokyo.
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Summer 2016

For our gallery exhibition during the steamy summer months we present a cooling compilation of watery subjects found in paintings and woodblock prints.
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Ukiyo-e Tales: Stories from the Floating World

This exhibition will take us back to the golden age of ukiyo-e and will feature works by the most important artists of the late 18th and up to the mid-19th century. We will focus predominately on images of beauties and the layers of meaning and stories that are conveyed via subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) clues found in the compositions.
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2015: 20th Century Japanese Prints & Paintings, the 15th Anniversary Exhibition

An exhibition celebrating our 15th year in New York, as well as the 100th anniversary of the birth of shin-hanga.
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Kacho Fugetsu:
Natural Beauty in Japanese Art

An exhibition devoted to images of nature.
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Dark & Stormy: Evocative Images for Uncertain Times

An exhibition primarily of landscape woodblock prints depicting nocturnal views.
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Erotic Art of Japan: Everybody's Doing It

An exhibition primarily of woodblock prints known as shunga (lit. 'spring pictures').
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Uncovered and Discovered: The Nude Figure in Modern Japanese Prints

This presentation is devoted to exploring the Japanese response to the classical Western idealization of the nude figure in a work of art.
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Paul Binnie: Flowers of a Hundred Years

An ongoing large format bijin series by Paul Binnie lavishly printed utilizing embossing, multiple over-printings, bokashi, various types of mica, silver and bronze metallic pigments, and 23 carat gold leaf details.
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The Nightlife: Entertainments of the Floating World

An exhibition devoted to the art of evening amusements.
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RINPA: Classical Connections

An exhibition devoted to Rinpa (or Rimpa), a highly stylized genre of painting, calligraphy, and decorative arts (including ceramic and lacquer designs).
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Sacred Sutras and Profane Pledges

An exhibition devoted to the art of Japanese calligraphy.
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Blue Print

An exhibition inspired simply by the color blue— a hue which actually played a pivotal role in the development of Japanese woodblock printmaking in the 19th century.
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MONOGATARI: Tales of Japan

An exhibition of paintings, woodblock prints and netsuke devoted to the art of story-telling.
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2010: 20th century Japanese Prints and Paintings, 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Part II

A continuation of our exhibition which examines the intertwining development of Japanese woodblock prints from the early to mid-20th century by artists who designed shin-hanga (lit. 'new prints') and sosaku-hanga (lit. 'creative prints')
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Paul Binnie: Paintings to Prints and Back Again

A special exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints by Paul Binnie scheduled to commemorate a prestigious commission which Paul is presenting to the New York Print Club in September 2010.
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2010: 20th century Japanese Prints and Paintings, 10th Anniversary Exhibition

This exhibition is a reflection of the gallery's continuing interest in the intertwining development of Japanese woodblock prints from the early to mid-20th century by artists who designed shin-hanga (lit. 'new prints') and sosaku-hanga (lit. 'creative prints')
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Side by Side by Side: Ukiyo-e Triptychs

An exhibition of multi-panel woodblock prints dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Sacred Symbols in Profane Japan

An exhibition of paintings and religious objects of devotion which explores spiritual imagery in Japanese Art.
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HOKUSAI woodblock prints

Devoted to the woodblock prints of the master ukiyo-e landscape artist, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).
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Nihonga Beauties

This exhibition is focused on the bijin (beautiful women) paintings of Nihonga artists in the first few decades of the 20th century.
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Netsuke and Inro

An exhibition of Netsuke and Inro in recognition of the long-awaited return of the International Netsuke Society's convention to New York City.
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Edo Rinpa: Master Painters of the Eastern Capital

This exhibition is focused on the paintings of Rinpa artists active in the city of Edo during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Highlights of Japanese Printmaking Part 3: the International Perspective

This exhibition of prints from Scholten's newly published catalog explores the role played by American and European artists in the development of Japanese style woodblock printmaking in the 20th century.
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Echoes of Japan: the Woodblock Prints of Paul Binnie

An exhibition of the prints of Paul Binnie, a Scotsman living in London, who works in the Japanese tradition of woodblock printmaking.
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Paintings by Shin Hanga Artists

An exhibition focusing on paintings from the early to mid-20th century by artists who designed shin-hanga or "new prints".
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Chatô: Ceramic Teaware (Highlights)

A selection of highlights from the gallery exhibition of Momoyama (1568-1615) to Edo Period (1615-1868) ceramics used for the tea ceremony.
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Munakata & His Circle (Highlights)

A selection of highlights from the gallery exhibition focused on the work of Shiko Munakata (1903-1975), which also includes the work of his friends in the Mingei movement, including Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966), and Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984).
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Highlights of Japanese Printmaking Part Two – Shin Hanga

Featuring 100 entries illustrating 120 woodblock prints (with two complete sets of multiple prints and five entries with variant impressions); comprised of 62 bijin-ga, 43 landscapes, and 15 kabuki actor portraits. With works by 33 artists, including: Hakutei, Hiroaki (Shotei), Goyo, Shinsui, Hasui, Yoshida, Kotondo, Kiyoshi, Toyonari (Koka), Shunsen, and others.
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Highlights of Japanese Printmaking Part One

Featuring 50 woodblock prints; comprised of 26 figural subjects and 24 landscapes. Including works by: Harunobu, Koryusai, Kiyonaga, Eishi, Utamaro, Hokusai, Hiroshige, and others.
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Dawn and Twilight - woodblock prints of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Following our Winter Wonderland and Spring Showers online exhibitions, for mid-summer we have selected compositions featuring clearer skies, the warmth of dawn, and the quiet of twilight.

In commemoration of the long-awaited publication, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, by our friends at Hotei Publishing, we are pleased to focus our online exhibitions on the moods and seasons of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), one of the most important Japanese woodblock print landscape artists of the 20th century. With more than 650 woodblock prints in his oeuvre, his nostalgic vision of Japan, with its shrines, temples, and bridges have been appreciated by Japanese and Westerners alike. His fascination with historical Japan, transience of life, and love of nature, earned him recognition in 1956 as a Living National Treasure (the greatest honor an artist can experience in post-war Japan).
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Spring Showers - woodblock prints of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

In commemoration of the long-awaited publication, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, by our friends at Hotei Publishing, we are pleased to focus our online exhibitions on the moods and seasons of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), one of the most important Japanese woodblock print landscape artists of the 20th century. With more than 650 woodblock prints in his oeuvre, his nostalgic vision of Japan, with its shrines, temples, and bridges have been appreciated by Japanese and Westerners alike. His fascination with historical Japan, transience of life, and love of nature, earned him recognition in 1956 as a Living National Treasure (the greatest honor an artist can experience in post-war Japan).

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Winter Wonderland - woodblock prints of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

In commemoration of the long-awaited publication, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, by our friends at Hotei Publishing, we are pleased to focus our online exhibitions on the moods and seasons of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), one of the most important Japanese woodblock print landscape artists of the 20th century. With more than 650 woodblock prints in his oeuvre, his nostalgic vision of Japan, with its shrines, temples, and bridges have been appreciated by Japanese and Westerners alike. His fascination with historical Japan, transience of life, and love of nature, earned him recognition in 1956 as a Living National Treasure (the greatest honor an artist can experience in post-war Japan). Many of Hasui's designs explore the contrast between light and dark. His palates range from soft blues and grays to quiet winterscapes- the stillness interrupted only by restrained touches of red. Hasui is particularly noted for his genius in depicting dreamy snow scenes. Art historians in the past have even nicknamed him the "Artist of Snow."
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Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Art

A selection of highlights from our groundbreaking fall 2001 exhibition. Japanese netsuke are small carvings that once served to anchor accessories to the broad sash worn with the traditional Japanese kimono. Their compact size provided an opportunity for the artist to demonstrate their skill and creativity, while their varied subject matter and materials allowed the wearer to express his class, wealth, and style.
A full color catalog of Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Art is available in our online bookstore.
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Hiroshi Yoshida

Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) brought a special perspective to twentieth-century Japanese printmaking. To show the same scene at various times of the day, in different lights, he used different colors on the same blocks, as can be seen in the two versions of Himeji Castle. His prints have a certain three-dimensional effect, which he achieved by making many impressions of similar or contrasting color on the same block, to achieve shadows and shadings of color. He was known for his excellent rendering of the sea, as can be seen in this print from his famed Inland Sea series. His Japan Alps series was also acclaimed, as was his series of the much-loved Japanese cherry blossoms. His curiosity about the world outside of Japan led him to various countries, including India, China and the United States, where he applied his Japanese printmaking techniques to foreign subjects, again to great praise.
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Modern Landscapes, Modern Beauties: The Woodblock Prints of Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

In conjunction with an exhibition at the gallery, this online exhibition gives a comprehensive overview of Shinsui's oeuvre. In conjunction with New York's March 2002 Asia Week, Scholten Japanese Art launches an exhibition of the modern print artist Ito Shinsui entitled Modern Landscapes, Modern Beauties: The Woodblock Prints of Ito Shinsui (1898-1972). This comprehensive show spans the entire career of this quintessential shin-hanga (lit. 'new prints') artist, who achieved great success in the United States during his own lifetime as the result of two landmark exhibitions dedicated to shin-hanga artists held in 1930 and 1936.
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Sex in the City: Japanese Erotic Prints

(Please be advised the images included in this exhibition are graphic in nature and have always been intended for an adult audience.)
Shunga (erotic prints) were an important genre in the world of woodblock prints. Created by many of the most famous of the ukiyo-e masters, these prints are notable not only for their salacious themes, but also for their fine artistic rendering. The online exhibition displays works by many well-known artists, including Koryusai, Hokusai, Eisen and Shuncho. Most shunga were originally published in book format, with twelve prints (one for each season), typically making up a book.
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Toyohara Kunichika - Fifty-Four Modern Feelings (Matched with the Fifty-Four Chapters of Genji)

Scenes from the Lady Murasaki Shikubu's 11th century novel, The Tale of Genji have been illustrated an infinite number of times in paintings, prints, lacquer ware and ceramics. Kunichika was not the first artist to publish a series of prints based on The Tale of Genji. In fact, his teacher Kunisada had produced the original Rustic Genji illustrations for Ryotei Tanehiko's novel, An Imposter Murasaki and a Rustic Genji, 1828. Kunichika's title Fifty-Four Modern Feelings is a play on words: the characters that can be read "Genji" as in The Tale of Genji, literally translates to mean "contemporary times" (genji).
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