Japan Art and Owls
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
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All three Japanese prints focus on owls – a mysterious bird connected to their nocturnal behavior (some owls hunt during the day and so on).
The first art piece is by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-1999). He was born in the cultural city of Kyoto – and this print was completed in the 1950s.
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The print above is by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858). He was born during the Edo Period and inspired countless artists internally and externally.
Hiroshige focuses on a stunning owl – with the full moon as the backdrop. It works delightfully along with the maple angle.
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The final print is by Aoyama Masaharu (Seiji Aoyama). He was born in Saitama prefecture in 1893 during the dynamic Meiji Period (1868-1912) and died in 1969.
He studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts – and he also studied ink painting (suiboku-ga). Artistically, he belongs to the sosaku hanga (creative prints) movement that shaped many Japanese artists in the twentieth century.
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