Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Shinagawa Takumi (1908-2009) | Two abstract woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century
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November 18, 04:07 PM GMT
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Shinagawa Takumi (1908-2009)
Two abstract woodblock prints
Showa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, and comprising:
- Form (Forumu), from the folio First Thursday Collection Vol. 5 (Ichimoku-shu), signed in embossed Roman script Takumi, circa 1950s
- Composition (Form 2), inscribed to the reverse in pencil in Japanese Takumi Shinagawa, 1955
1) 27.7 x 36.3 cm., 11 x 14¼.
2) 31 x 33.3 cm., 12¼ x 13½ in.
Shinagawa Takumi worked in several graphic techniques, such as photograms and frottage, and became a member of Onchi Koshiro’s (1891-1955) (see Lot 114 and 115) Ichimoku-kai (First Thursday Society), which met at the latter’s house between 1939-1950 and became a focal point of the Sosaku Hanga movement during the Pacific War and Occupation years. Born in 1908 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Shinagawa graduated from the Tokyo Prefectural Crafts School in 1928, initially specialising in metal sculpture. He later studied woodblock printing with Onchi, deriving a similar approach to the simplification of shape from his teacher. His works are often arranged in large abstracted forms executed in bold colour, with an emphasis on the grain and texture imparted from the woodblock itself.
Shinagawa's works have been exhibited internationally, including Ibiza in 1969 and Krakow in 1975. A collection of works by the artist are in Art Institute of Chicago, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Shinagawa%20Takumi
For another impression of the first print in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1962.1145, go to:
For another impression of the second print, also in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1962.1121, go to: