The Kansai View

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The Kansai View: Prints from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe

The most important developments in the field of 20th century printmaking happened in Tokyo from the early 1910s. The Shin hanga and Sōsaku hanga traditions developed through an intense artistic dialogue taking place in the rapidly growing capital. This catalogue looks at the Kansai region, the area Kyoto and Osaka and the international port city of Kobe. The differences in the individual histories of the cities and their art traditions of the 19thcenturies have resulted in very distinct trends in printmaking. Also the region was spared from the devastations of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. By focusing on the Kansai region, we bring lesser known artists to the fore, resulting in an exhibition which holds numerous surprises.