Ryohei Tanaka signed etching ~ "Kyoto #9: Ishibe Alley" ~ 86/150 ~ 1996

Description: Ryohei Tanaka (Japanese, 1933-2019)Kyoto #9: Ishibe Alley etching, pencil signed and dated l.r., 86/150 Ishibe Alley is a narrow street in the Gion area. In the Meiji Era it was a well known red-light district and in the Taisho Era (1912-1925) it became famous for restaurants and ryokan. The alley features many stone walls and cobbled pavers. visible image measures approximately: 7 3/4" W x 7 7/8" Hframe measures approximately: 12 3/8" W x 12 5/8" H Please note that shipping charges are inclusive of insurance, payment processing and carrier fees. About Ryohei Tanaka Ryohei Tanaka is world renowned for his intricate etchings of rural Japan. Born in Takatsuki City outside of Osaka, Ryohei began his career studying etching under Professor Yoshio Furuno in 1963. One year later, he became a member of the Kyoto Etchers Group. In 1966, he began exhibiting with the Japan Print Association and became a full member in 1973. Ryohei won numerous awards in Japan, Europe and the United States. He is best known for his black and white etchings, but he also produced some aquatints and mezzotints. Ryohei’s did not imagine his compositions, but drew from reality, basing his work on sketches of the Japanese countryside. Ryohei Tanaka’s prints are widely collected and can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Price: 650 USD

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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