![]() First, the US market was opened to Japanese exporters, leading to protectionism by a stregthening Japanese bureaucracy, enabling the Japanese government to control domestic and international production. By the late 1950’s, and well into the late 1960’s, with the help of the United States, Japan’s GDP began to grow exponentially. Starting with the U.S/Japan security alliance, called the San Fransisco Peace Treaty of 1951. ōban - 15” x 10” chūban - 10.4” x 7.5” ōtanzaku - 15.3” x 7” chūtanzaku - 15.3” x 5.2” For a larger and more extensive list you can find that,, at Japan in the 1950’s - coming out of the second world war, Japan was slowly beginning to recover ecenomically. The following are from the book, “The Printed Image: the Flowering of Japan’s Woodblock Print Culture, (2018). In muy research i've seen some prints as being 13.5" x 21.5" for the calendar prints and 12" x 20" for Birds of the Seasons. You can see some of these prints. The prints are three sets of prints, called The Friendly Garden, Birds of the Seasons, and the calendar prints of birds and flowers. The series of prints are considered surimono (privately commissioned prints). A private mint (a place where currency is made) based in Pennsylvania. Tōshi Yoshida (1911-1995) and the Franklin Mint - in the early 1980’s Tōshi Yoshida, the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) embarked on a collaboration with the Franklin Mint. I have seen this print with the 1926/27 year of production as well as a 1936 date as well. Shōtei designed woodblock prints for the Okura Shoten publishing house, and later for Maeba Shoten, finally designing some of his most famous prints, such as the one below, with Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962). Starry Night by Takahashi Shōtei (1871-1945) - is a woodblock print, 6”x15” produced around 1926-1927. For a great read on the subject, you can check it out. You want to use an acid-free paper to protect your print or piece of art from yellowing and other damage. The more lignin, the more acid the paper has. For very acid-free paper you would be using paper made from cloth rag and containing a small amount of a chemical compound called “lingnin” which is in all paper. Like food, some have more, some have less. Acidic and non acidic matting - acid is a natural occurring element within paper. More information can be found here, with some footage. 1934 Japan Baseball Tour - baseballs all stars of the time, including Connie Mack and Babe Ruth, went to Japan in 1934 to play on an “All American All-Stars” team. Is said to have hit his first ever home run here in Toronto in 1914 when baseball was played on the island, against the Toronto Maple Leafs (baseball club). Made famous for his time with the New York Yankees form 1920-1934. Babe Ruth (1895-1948) - is arguably the greatest American baseball player of all time. Connie Mack (1862-1956) - was an American professional baseball player and manager, and is the longest serving manager in baseball history. The company has been in operation since 2000. is an online Japanese woodblock print store, for collectors and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ![]() Below is the "Fishing Boat," print from the this series. A fascinating article on this series can be found. “Night Fishing” is one print in a series of popular shin-hanga style woodblock prints published in the early 1900’s by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya of Tōkyō, called "Night Scenes". Night Fishing by Arai Yoshimune (1873-1935) - Arai Yoshimune was a woodblock print designer who designed for the Hasegawa/Nishinomiya publishing house. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram Twitter or email me at Notes: may contain a hyperlink. We discuss why he got involved with the Japanese woodblock, the background of the business, his own private collection, the competition, and how history plays a part in his business. ![]() Located in Easthampton, Massachusetts, David opened his gallery to share his love of Japanese woodblokc prints. On this episode of The Unfinished Print, I speak with curator, collector, and small business owner David Kutcher about his Japanese woodblock print gallery Moonlit Sea Prints. That's something that I know all too well. David Kutcher of Moonlit Sea Prints - It Relates To History A brand new venture can bring trepidation, and is never as straight forward as it may seem.
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