Iwao AKIYAMA: “Teacher and Student”

DescriptionAbout the artistIwao AKIYAMA(1921 Oita – 2014 Chiba), JAPAN. Akiyama was a very famous and unique Japanese woodblock printmaker and artist known for distinctive prints of owls, cats, and other animals in the style of naive or folk art. Akiyama’s prints are primarily made in black ink, and early ones contained a single red dot within the image, although later works sometimes feature more colors. In his prints, Akiyama limited himself to few subjects: animals, nude female figures, Akiyama’s work often incorporated verses of haiku and other text by Japanese poets like Ryōkan Taigu, Kobayashi Issa, and Zen monk Santōka Taneda, as well as from his own original poetry. Collections: Brirish Museum; Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Israel; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne etc.. ConditionThe work is in ver good condition. Never been framed. Hard to get printEditionEdition number: 122/160SizeFull paper size: 200 x 300 mmShippingWill be send worldwide between hardboard and carton plates to prevent any damage in transport. Outside The Netherlands, we use DHL Express most of the time.