Tanaka Ryohei (Japanese, 1933-2019). Copper plate etching, 1980. Signed, dated, and numbered "A/P 4/12" (an artist proof) in pencil. A beautiful etching of rural Japan by Tanaka Ryohei, demonstrating the artist's uncanny ability to capture the intricacies of the Japanese landscape. Ryohei drew from nature, creating countless sketches of the Japanese countryside. Best known for his black and white etchings, like this example, Tanaka was an award winning artist whose works have been collected by esteemed institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Size of plate mark: 8.5" L x 9.5" W (21.6 cm x 24.1 cm) Size of matte: 15.2" L x 16.375" W (38.6 cm x 41.6 cm)
Tanaka Ryohei was born in Takatsuki City outside of Osaka, Japan and began studying etching under Professor Yoshio Furuno in 1963. The following year, he became a member of the Kyoto Etchers Group. He began exhibiting with the Japan Print Association in 1966 and became a member in 1973. Although Ryohei is best known for his black and white etchings, he also made aquatints and mezzotints. Ryohei won many awards in his native Japan as well as Europe and the United States.
Provenance: private John and Mary Williams collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Condition
Signed, dated, and numbered "A/P 4/12" in pencil. Etching and matte are wrapped in cellophane that can be removed. Print has not been examined outside this wrapping but appears to be in excellent condition. On the verso is a CV for the artist.