His careful and meticulous copperplate etchings demonstrate his ability to create different textures of thatch, stone, all usually in just black and white, with exquisite detail.

Master of brush and ink and its expression on paper, Shinoda explores the Japanese aesthetic of negative space and yin and yang counterpoint to its fullest manifestation as abstraction. Her traditional training informs the mastery and perfect balance of her work. Original waka poetry and calligraphic form are sometimes merged with abstraction reflecting…

Iwami Reika was not a direct pupil of Onchi but she ranks as the last of his true ‘Sosaku Hanga’ line, having been taught by his close associates, Shinagawa Takumi (q.v.) and Sekino Jun’ichiro (q.v.). From Onchi’s example she inherited skill in cool abstraction, as well as the printing from driftwood which has become…

Joichi Hoshi was a Japanese printmaker best known for his depictions of trees in centered compositions. The trees are often shown leafless with monochromatic backgrounds, sometimes incorporating gold or silver leaf into the layers of the intricate woodblock process. Born in 1913 in Niigata, Japan, Hoshi began his artistic career after working as an…