Eiichi Kotozuka "Owl and Cherry Blossom" Uchida Japanese Woodblock Print ~1950

Description

Eiichi Kotozuka
's original
Japanese
woodcut,
"Owl and Cherry Blossoms"
dates from around
1950
. It bears both Kotozuka’s signature and his artist seals within the block. This woodcut is printed upon fine mulberry paper bearing the Kyoto publisher’s watermark (
"Uchida"
) along the lower watermark. Format is ca.
10.63" x 15.75"
.
Eiichi Kotozuka: A Japanese painter and woodcut artist, Eiichi Kotozuka studied at the Kyoto Specialist School of Painting (1930). His first published woodcuts date from 1932, when he exhibited with the association, Shun'yokai. In 1938, Eiichi Kotozuka became a full member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai. Throughout his career, Eiichi Kotozuka's woodcuts were issued by Kyoto's two major publishers, Uchida and Unsodo.
Eiichi Kotozuka's evolution as a printmaking artist formed in two distinct periods. Before the Second World War his woodcuts were designed in the traditional 'Shin Hanga" style, and were mainly landscapes, city views and botanical studies. After the War, he often worked in association with his friend and fellow Kyoto artist, Tomikichiro Tokuriki. Both artists began experimenting with more modern techniques and allied themselves with the experimental
"Sosaku Hanga"
(Creative Prints) movement. Brilliantly exploring both form and texture, Eiichi Kotozuka now both carved his own blocks and printed them by hand, usually in very small editions. "Owl and Cherry Blossoms" is one of the artist's largest oban-sized woodcuts from this period and one of his most impressive works of original art.
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