Gen Yamaguchi: Evening Bell, Amakusa 1946 Woodblock NR
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Japanese Woodblock Print, 1946, published by Takamizawa Honsha for Fugaku Shuppan-sha
SIZE IN INCHES: chuban, 8 x 10.75 inches
COMMENTS: Nihon Minzoku Zufu (Pictures of Japanese Native Customs). From the series of 12 prints done by well known sosaku hanga artists right after World War II.
"The Evening Bell in Amakusa" - Amakusa Islands in Kagoshima prefecture has been considered a romantic place for some reason. Christianity in this archipelago has been very unique in Japan and had been prosecuted relentlessly during the Edo era. But now, Christian life style can be seen deeply rooted in daily life - the beautiful churches, French ministers living here for 50 years or the farmers who stop working to pray with the church bells twice a day. With this image I tried to express my feelings for the religious countryside.
GEN YAMAGUCHI (1896-1976) was born in Shizuoka prefecture. He studied with Koshiro Onchi and joined the Sosaku Hanga art movement. The artist contributed to the international print exhibitions in Ljubljana from 1956 and Lugano in 1958.
SIZE IN INCHES: chuban, 8 x 10.75 inches
COMMENTS: Nihon Minzoku Zufu (Pictures of Japanese Native Customs). From the series of 12 prints done by well known sosaku hanga artists right after World War II.
"The Evening Bell in Amakusa" - Amakusa Islands in Kagoshima prefecture has been considered a romantic place for some reason. Christianity in this archipelago has been very unique in Japan and had been prosecuted relentlessly during the Edo era. But now, Christian life style can be seen deeply rooted in daily life - the beautiful churches, French ministers living here for 50 years or the farmers who stop working to pray with the church bells twice a day. With this image I tried to express my feelings for the religious countryside.
GEN YAMAGUCHI (1896-1976) was born in Shizuoka prefecture. He studied with Koshiro Onchi and joined the Sosaku Hanga art movement. The artist contributed to the international print exhibitions in Ljubljana from 1956 and Lugano in 1958.
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Gen Yamaguchi: Evening Bell, Amakusa 1946 Woodblock NR
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