Title: |
Paper Making |
Artist: |
Serizawa, Keisuke (Shizuoka, Japan, 1895 - 1984) |
Date: |
c. 1970 |
Medium: |
Original Hand-Stenciled Dye Print |
Publisher: |
Keisuke Serizawa Workshop, Shizuoka, Japan |
Note: |
Keisuke Serizawa: A world famous designer,
painter, illustrator, dyer, book, paper and print maker, Keisuke Serizawa
attracted international attention as early as 1925 for his distinctive
Kataezome style, combining Japanese dyeing techniques with those of Okinawan
bingata. This he applied with equal success to kimono and fabric patterns,
wall hangings, paintings, fans and original prints. Above all, Keisuke Serizawa
became a leading artist of 'Mingei' -- which in Japanese generally means
folk art. Paper Making is a fine example of Keisuke Serizawa's Mingei. |
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Shortly after the end of World War II, Keisuke Serizawa instituted
his own workshop and teaching studio in his native city of Shizuoka. His
reputation continued to spread and he received the highest award for any
artist in 1956 when he was designated a "Living National Treasure" by
the Emperor of Japan. After Keisuke Serizawa's death in 1984 the Tohoku Fukushi
University in Sendai, Tohoku District, constructed a museum comprised solely
of Serizawa's art. The Keisuke Serizawa Art & Craft Museum now contains
over 200 examples of this artist's fabric patterns and wall hangings and
about 1,000 examples of his paper dyeing workshop productions such as original
prints, fans and calendars. |
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The art of Keisuke Serizawa has been exhibited world wide.
In the United States his art has been exhibited thus far in two major one
man exhibitions. The first took place in 1979 at the Mingei International
Museum in San Diego and was entitled, "Keisuke Serizawa; A Living
National Treasure of Japan". In 1998, the Riverside
Municipal Museum, Riverside, California, launched a major retrospective
entitled, "The Art of Keisuke Serizawa". |
Size: |
5 5/8 X 3 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height
preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
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Price: $365.00 US |
Condition: |
Printed upon hand-made mulberry (rice) paper and with full
margins as published by the Keisuke Serizawa workshop between approximately
1960 and 1970. This original hand-stenciled dye print entitled,
Paper Making is signed with Keisuke Serizawa's chopmark signature in the lower right
corner. A finely printed, full colour impression and in excellent condition
throughout. Paper Making is a prime, original example of the famous
Mingei art of Keisuke Serizawa. |
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