{"product_id":"nishijima-katsuyuki-moku-hanga-9782073946034","title":"Nishijima Katsuyuki Moku Hanga","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cristina Berna | Eric Thomsen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Missys Clan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Missys Clan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatsuyuki Nishijima born in 1945 is a contemporary woodblock print artist known for his quiet landscapes and studies of traditional Japanese architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom snowy evenings and shaded alleys, to tiled roofs and thatched farmhouses, Nishijima captures both Japan's natural and urban beauty with bold planes of color and geometric design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNishijima began his study of woodblock printmaking at the age of 19 at Kyoto's Mikumo publishing house. From 1968 to 1972, he experimented with stencil dyeing and various forms of printmaking before focusing on woodblock printmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Nishijima embraced the spirit of the Sosaku Hanga or \"creative print\" movement, he found profound inspiration in the architecture of Kyoto and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNishijima studied \u003cem\u003emoku hanga\u003c\/em\u003e at the Mikumo publishing house in Kyoto from 1964 to 1968. Moku hanga is a traditional Japanese woodblock printing technique that, unlike Western methods, uses water-based inks and hand pressure with a tool called a \u003cem\u003ebaren\u003c\/em\u003e instead of an oil-based ink and a press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday Katsuyuki Nishijima has exhibited his work throughout Japan, Europe, and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Missys Clan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47576401412247,"sku":"9782073946034","price":4273.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9782073946034.webp?v=1774900678","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/nishijima-katsuyuki-moku-hanga-9782073946034","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}