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Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) Original Color Woodblock, 1974.
Title: “Early Spring.” Image: 9 5/8"h x 7.” Frame: 17 1/4"h x13 5/8"w.
Signed in pencil lower right and dated ‘74. Chop mark lower right.
Excellent condition, nicely framed and rests in a 4-ply museum mat.
Joichi Hoshi was born in 1913 in Niigata, Japan. After teaching in Taiwan, Joichi Hoshi returned to Japan in 1946 to study oil painting at Musashino College of Fine Arts.
Later he taught himself woodblock printmaking. He started his printmaking career by depicting star constellations and galaxies. In the early 1970s, he began to specialize in images of trees. The tree prints are intricately made using the technique of the traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking and are sometimes refined with silver or gold pigments.
Joichi Hoshi exhibited at the Tokyo International Print Biennials in 1959, 1961 and 1963 and at the International Print Biennal of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1967. Hoshi died on June 17, 1979 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Creator:Joichi Hoshi (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 13.63 in (34.63 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1974
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- Seller Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1875336553232
Joichi Hoshi
Joichi Hoshi was a Japanese printmaker best known for his depictions of trees in centered compositions. The trees are often shown leafless with monochromatic backgrounds, sometimes incorporating gold or silver leaf into the layers of the intricate woodblock process. Born in 1913 in Niigata, Japan, Hoshi began his artistic career after working as an elementary school teacher in Taiwan for several years. He later became a mimeograph printer and started creating his own prints. The artist graduated from the Musashino University of Fine Arts in 1956. Before focusing on his recurring motif of trees in the 1970s, Hoshi depicted galaxies and constellations. He died on June 17, 1979 in Tokyo, Japan. Today, Hoshi’s works are held in the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, among others.
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