Kamal Bakhshi Modern Asian Art is a London based dealer of Modern Asian Art. Specialising in the work of Japanese artists Bakhshi’s catalogue ranges from masterpieces by the likes of Toko Shinoda, Daniel Kelly, and Kazuko Shiihashi, to contemporary print-works by Ray Morimura, Kazutoshi Sugiura and Ryohei Tanaka. Kamal Bakhshi Modern Asian Art also offer a range of museum quality woodblock prints by master printmakers: Yoshitoshi Mori, Sadao Watanabe and Iwami Reika.

ARTISTS

Midori Sahashi

Born in Nagoya, and taught by Nomura Hiroshi, Midori’s etchings are re- strained and textural. She is part of the British Museum’s permanent collection of Japanese prints and was featured in Lawrence Smith”s ‘Contemporary Japanese Prints Symbols of a Society in Transition’ (1985)

Imamura Yoshio

Imamura Yoshio was born in the Japanese Alps of Nagano Prefecture where he grew up “in a humble dwelling at the bottom of a valley.” Remaining in the area, Imamura now owns a studio in Iida City where he works as a graphic designer and an independent artist…

Nagai Kenji

Nagai grew up in Hachioji, a place famous for silks and weaving of brocades for kimonos. His father was a professional weaver, and made dyes from plants from his garden. This profoundly influenced Kenji, and from an early age he began creating his own art work.

Tamekane Yoshikatsu

Woodblock prints made textural with metallic leaf collaged onto the block, which may be embossed or etched, resulting in rich and diverse images of space and moons and shadowy horizons. Tamekane says he savours the past and anticipates the future to be a time of hope and advancement for the human spirit…