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Kyoto artist Yoshikawa Kanpo had many interests and talents. Trained in Japanese-style painting, he worked not only as a painter but as a stage designer, writer and printmaker. In the field of printmaking he is known for actor prints, a series of riverbank scenes from Kyoto and maiko (geisha apprentice from Kyoto) images.
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Japanese-style Painting and Ukiyo-e
Yoshikawa Kanpo was born in Kyoto, the old imperial residence. He had studied Japanese-style painting and woodblock printing under Nishibori Tosui and Takeuchi Seiho. In 1918 he graduated from Kyoto Specialist School of Painting.
Yoshikawa Kanpo, an Artist with Manifold Interests and Talents
After his graduation and a postgraduate course he was active as a stage designer and as a painter. He exhibited with Miki Suizan, another Kyoto painter and printmaker.
Yoshikawa Kanpo had a passionate interest in the traditional Japanese kabuki theater. He worked as a stage designer for the Shochiku theater company. Yoshikawa was also active as a writer of several books - about Japanese prints and about kabuki.
And last but not least, Yoshikawa Kanpo had a lively interest in old, traditional Japanese music.
Woodblocks Published by Sato Shotaro
Between 1922 and 1924 a number of prints with images of actors, maiko (geisha apprentices from Kyoto's Gion district) and Kyoto riverbank scenes were published by Sato Shotaro. This Kyoto publisher was a competitor to Tokyo publisher Shozaburo Watanabe. Both publishers were active in the business of shin hanga style woodblock prints. Sato Shotaro by far never reached the business volume of his Toyko rival. But he was the dominant publisher in Kyoto for artists who worked in shin hanga style.
Rare Collector Prints by Yoshikawa Kanpo
Ten woodblock prints by Yoshikawa Kanpo were shown at the important museum exhibition of modern Japanese prints in Toleda, U.S.A., in 1930.
His actor and maiko prints are among the finest shin hanga prints in this genre and can keep up with woodblock prints by Natori Shunsen. They are rather rare in today's market and coveted by collectors. Prices depend on the subject. Yoshikawa Kanpo's prints are not quite cheap but still reasonable.
Dieter Wanczura
(July 2009)
Literature sources used for this Yoshikawa Kanpo biography
- Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975", published by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
- Helen Merritt, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints - The early years", published by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1990, ISBN 0-8248-1200-X
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