ExhibitionThe Hanga Traditions: Twentieth-Century Japanese Woodcuts

Exhibition Overview

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Japanese color woodblock print was transformed from a national art form to one with an international audience. Two schools of printmaking developed: shin hanga, a conservative style emphasizing technical perfection, and the more experimental and idiosyncratic sosaku hanga. This exhibition follows the contrasting styles through the first half of the twentieth century.

Above: Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911–1995), Raicho, 1930, color woodcut, 9 13/16 x 15 1/4 in. Gift of Ruth A. Ruege, 2005.2.6