Biography
Sugiura Kazutoshi is a contemporary Japanese printmaker born in 1938 who graduated from the Public College for Art in Kyoto in 1963. After five years of studying classical Japanese painting at the Kyoto National Museum, he developed a distinctive layered silkscreen technique combining gold-leaf application, silk-screen printing, and lithographic texturing. His flower subjects, particularly irises and peonies, are held in prestigious collections including the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the British Museum.
Key Facts
- Active Period
- 1938
- Nationality
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Works Indexed
- 63
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sugiura Kazutoshi known for?
Sugiura Kazutoshi is a contemporary Japanese printmaker born in 1938 who graduated from the Public College for Art in Kyoto in 1963. After five years of studying classical Japanese painting at the Kyoto National Museum, he developed a distinctive layered silkscreen technique combining gold-leaf application, silk-screen printing, and lithographic texturing. His flower subjects, particularly irises and peonies, are held in prestigious collections including the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the British Museum.
When was Sugiura Kazutoshi active?
Sugiura Kazutoshi was active born in 1938. They were associated with the Contemporary Mokuhanga movement.
What artistic movements influenced Sugiura Kazutoshi?
Sugiura Kazutoshi's work was shaped by the Contemporary Mokuhanga tradition in Japanese woodblock printmaking. Contemporary Mokuhanga: Contemporary mokuhanga (literally "wood-block print") encompasses artists working from approximately 1970 to the present who continue or reinvent traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques.
Where can I see Sugiura Kazutoshi's original prints?
Original prints by Sugiura Kazutoshi can be found in collections including Art Institute of Chicago, ukiyo-e.org, Japanese Art Open Database.
Woodblock Prints by Sugiura Kazutoshi (63)
Bellflower #4
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Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Woodblock print
Iris No 151 — 花菖蒲 No 151
Woodblock print
Iris No 143 — 花菖蒲 No 143
Woodblock print
Iris No 45 — 花菖蒲 No 45
Woodblock print
Iris No 20 — 花菖蒲 No 20
Woodblock print
Iris No 41 — 花菖蒲 No 41
Woodblock print
Sugiura Kazutoshi
Woodblock print
Iris No 156 — 花菖蒲 No 156
Woodblock print
Iris No 97 — 花菖蒲 No 97
Woodblock print
Iris No 93 — 花菖蒲 No 93
Woodblock print
Iris No 94 — 花菖蒲 No 94
Woodblock print
Iris No 71 — 花菖蒲 No 71
Woodblock print
Iris No 72 — 花菖蒲 No 72
Woodblock print
Iris No 69 — 花菖蒲 No 69
Woodblock print
Iris No 101 — 花菖蒲 No 101
Woodblock print
Iris No 52 — 花菖蒲 No 52
Woodblock print
Iris No 105 — 花菖蒲 No 105
Woodblock print
Iris No 145 — 花菖蒲 No 145
Woodblock print
Iris No 46 — 花菖蒲 No 46
Woodblock print
Iris No 109 — 花菖蒲 No 109
Woodblock print
Iris No 134 — 花菖蒲 No 134
Woodblock print
Iris No 133 — 花菖蒲 No 133
Woodblock print
Iris No 70 — 花菖蒲 No 70
Woodblock print
Iris No 98 — 花菖蒲 No 98
Woodblock print
Peony No 14
Woodblock print
Tiger Lily No 2
Woodblock print
Daffodil No 3
Woodblock print
Iris No 78 — 花菖蒲 No 78
Woodblock print
Iris No 75 — 花菖蒲 No 75
Woodblock print
Iris No 74 — 花菖蒲 No 74
Woodblock print
Iris No 44 — 花菖蒲 No 44
Woodblock print
Iris No 127 — 花菖蒲 No 127
Woodblock print
Camellia No 11
Woodblock print
Rose No 9
Woodblock print
Rose No 10
Woodblock print
No 84 Pansy
Woodblock print
Peony No 24
Woodblock print
Iris No 125 — 花菖蒲 No 125
Woodblock print
Iris No 95 — 花菖蒲 No 95
Woodblock print
Iris No 76 — 花菖蒲 No 76
Woodblock print
Iris No 121 B — 花菖蒲 No 121
Woodblock print
Iris No 163 — 花菖蒲 No 163
Woodblock print
Iris No 155 — 花菖蒲 No 155
Woodblock print
Iris No 136 — 花菖蒲 No 136
Woodblock print
Iris No 157 — 花菖蒲 No 157
Woodblock print
Iris No 158 — 花菖蒲 No 158
Woodblock print
Sunflower No 1
Woodblock print
Iris No 165 — 花菖蒲 No 165
Woodblock print
Poppy No 10
Woodblock print
Cosmos No 8
Woodblock print
Iris No 62 — 花菖蒲 No 62
Woodblock print
Pagoda — 塔
Woodblock print
Iris No 59 - 花菖蒲 Ｎｏ．５９
Woodblock print
Iris No. 4
Woodblock print
Iris No. 161 - 花菖蒲 161
Woodblock print
Chrysanthemums #3
Woodblock print
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Woodblock print
Untitled (sugiura-kazutoshi)
Woodblock print