Special Exhibition: MOKUHAN - Woodblock Prints of the Taisho and Showa Eras

About this event

The special exhibition "MOKUHAN: Woodblock Prints of the Taisho and Showa Eras," held at the Nakatsu City Kimura Memorial Museum, introduces the works of woodblock print artists active during the Taisho and Showa periods. Nakatsu City was a thriving center for woodblock printing, partly because woodblock printmaker Yuhei Takeda taught there as an art teacher. This exhibition introduces distinctive artists and works who engaged in woodblock printing during that era, and explores the charm of Japanese woodblock prints that are highly acclaimed worldwide while featuring Yuhei Takeda and other artists connected to Nakatsu. Yuhei Takeda was born in present-day Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, and moved to Nakatsu in 1929 (Showa 4) as an art teacher. Living in this area, he took up woodblock printmaking in earnest and energetically released works until his later years, drawing inspiration from familiar landscapes, plants, and flowers. Centering on the works of Yuhei Takeda, this exhibition allows visitors to enjoy two print styles representing modern Japan—"Sosaku Hanga" (creative prints) and "Shin Hanga" (new prints)—along with their masterpieces. Please thoroughly enjoy the world of printmaking, another cultural aspect of Nakatsu, which once flourished as a castle town.

Venue

Nakatsu City Kimura Memorial Museum

1366-3 Katahamachi, Nakatsu City, Oita 871-0056