The Marguerite Michaels Collection: Japanese Prints of the 1960s and 1970s

Matsubara Naoko. Walden Pond, 1971.
"The artists on display are all members of the Creative Print (Sôsaku Hanga) movement that began in the early 20th century but truly flourished in the 1960s. Creative prints differ from traditional ukiyo-e prints in that the artist designs, draws or carves, and prints the images themselves. For centuries, this process had been divided among various artisans in Edo period (1615–1868) Japan. In addition, plywood has replaced katsura as the wood of choice in the 20th century. Of course, using woodblocks is only one technique open to the contemporary printmaker, and some artists choose to work with silkscreen, photo-etching, or a combination of methods."
The Art Institute of Chicago
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