Shin Hanga

Shin hanga, which means new prints, was an art movement in the early 20th century Japan, during the Taishō (1912 – 26) and Shōwa (1926 – 89) periods. The movement flourished from around 1915 to 1942, though it resumed briefly from 1946 through the 1950s.

read more...

Towards the End of the Meiji period (1868 – 1912) ukiyo-e after Kobayashi Kiyochika gradually declined. The shin hanga printmakers revitalized the focus on the old fashioned technique of woodblock printing and worked within the traditional ukiyo-e framework based on the routine that evolved during Edo- and Meiji periods (17th–19th century): the artist was designing the prints, which got then passed on to carvers and printers, employed by a print publisher. The most commonly known publisher of shin hanga prints was Watanabe Shozaburo.


Western influence in Japanese woodblock prints

Inspired by European Impressionism, the shin hanga artists combined Western elements such as the effects of light and the expression of individual moods, but focused strictly on the traditional topics like landscapes (fukeiga), famous places (meishō), beautiful women (bijin ga), kabuki actors (yakusha-e), and birds and flowers (kachō-e). Naturalistic light, shade, textures and perspective have been added to show the tranquillity of human-nature coexistence. Seasons (for example early spring, midsummer and cherry blossom), the time of day (full moon, morning mist) and weather conditions (temple in snow or after rain) also set the prints to a specific time of day and year.
The artists of the shin hanga movemet

The shin hanga movement included several artists, each known for their favourite subject: Hashiguchi GOYO for his portraits of women, Ito SHINSUI for his portraits of women and landscapes, Yamamura KOKA and Ōhta MASAMITSU for their portraits of Kabuki actors, Ohara KOSON for his prints of birds, Kawarazaki SHŌDŌ for his prints of flowers and Kawase HASUI and Hiroshi YOSHIDA for their landscapes. Kawase Hasui and Hiroshi Yoshida probably have been the two most popular shing hanga artists who focused on urban or rural landscapes.

Two sedan bearers are accompagnied by a torch bearer


(1906)
780,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Kashiwara Shrine in Nara


(F061)
480,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Knots on Shore


(G071)
340,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Duell


(G161)
80,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Two pigeons


(G337)
460,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Suisha goya no Fuji, Ômiyaguchi


(1383)
340,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Two Deer next to Pine Trees


(I400)
SOLD
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Kasuga Taisha (Kasuga shrine in Nara)


(2201)
380,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Takao shūkei (Takao in autumn)


(2173)
550,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Sajō sukii (Skiing on sand)


(2165)
950,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Teganuma no Shūshoku (Autumn colors at Teganuma Lake, Chiba)


(2162)
480,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Haru no your no Kiyomizu (Spring evening at Kiyomizu temple)


(2166)
950,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Tsuki no Kiyosumi (Moon over Kiyosumi garden)


(J069)
1.450,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Kiri no asa, Yotsuya Mitsuke


(J274)
880,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Full Moon at Kankai Pavillon, Wakanoura beach


(J295)
3.800,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Two mallards in flight in front of a full moon


(J459)
950,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Spring in Mt. Atago


(J453)
850,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Kiri no Miyajima (Miyajima in the mist)


(K016)
1.450,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Dawn over Lake Shoji


(K252)
SOLD
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping
NEW

Iyo Bashinji no hama (Baishinji Beach, Iyo Provence)


(K253)
2.250,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping
NEW

Autumn by the River


(K254)
480,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping
NEW

Iwami Arifuku onsen (Arifuku Hot Springs in Iwami)


(K245)
SOLD
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping
NEW

Fuji-san chôjô, Asama-sha okunomiya


(1606)
280,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping

Windy day at Komatsugawa


(E043)
850,00 €
Final Price (tax may be added depending on your country at checkout)
worldwide shipping