19th Century Ukiyo-e and 20th Century Shin-hanga: From the George Crawford Collection
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Ukiyo-e of the19th Century and Shin-hanga of the 20th Century
From the George Crawford Collection
July 2020
Over a lifetime of collecting, George Crawford sought out and acquired exceptionally fine and rare Japanese woodblock prints from both the celebrated auctions of the 1970s and 80s as well as from leading American dealers. Among the collection’s prints are those by the famous 19th century Utagawa school artists Hiroshige (1797-1858), Kunisada (1786-1865), Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Yoshitomi (act. 1850-60s). Additionally, 20th century landscape artists such as Kawase Shinobu (1883-1957) and Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) are also well-represented.
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Following the success our recent zoom presentations on the extraordinary exhibition at Oberlin College, Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection, we are excited to announce our fourth on-line exhibition, 19th-century Ukiyo-e and 20th-century Shin-hanga from the George Crawford Collection. Over a lifetime of collecting, George Crawford sought out and acquired exceptionally fine and rare Japanese woodblock prints. This exhibition marks our second exploration into his carefully honed collection.
This online show will focus on the Utagawa school showcasing landscape, kacho-e and figurative prints by the masters Hiroshige, Kunisada and Kuniyoshi as well as prints by Kunikazu, Yoshitomi and Suzuki Hiroshige II. The exhibition also features 20th-century shin-hanga landscape prints by Kawase Hasui and Yoshida Hiroshi.