Ansei UCHIMA |
Uchima was born 1921 in Stockton, California. In 1940, he went to Tokyo to study architecture at Waseda University. After the war, Uchima met the sosaku hanga artist Onchi Koshiro, and began to venture into abstract woodblock printing. He held his first solo exhibition at Yoseido Gallery (Tokyo) in 1955. In 1960, he relocated to New York, where he received twice a Guggenheim Fellowship for print artists (1962 and 1970). Uchima taught at Sarah Lawrence College, and held a position as an adjunct professor of printmaking at Columbia University. He died in 2000, aged 79. |
Uchima, who had his roots both in Japan and the United States, is known to have advanced traditional techniques derived from ukiyo-e printmaking into what he called “weaves of colors.” This approach was used for his series Forest Byobu where he layered 45 color plates to create one print. The vivid colors, delicate gradations and dense layering of these works exude a refined sense of harmony. Uchima’s prints are full of a fresh and modern sensibility, contributing to their lasting appeal. Major collections holding his works are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. |
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"(Work)" 1982 Watercolor on paper Image size: 8.0x6.7cm Sheet size: 13.4x8.6cm Signed SOLD |
"Unknown" 1982 Watercolor on paper Image size: 8.5x6.0cm Sheet size: 14.0x8.2cm SOLD |
"WINDOW NUANCE (ROSE)" 1978 Woodblock print, Etching Imaze size:30.0×22.0cm Sheet size:37.5×28.5cm A.P. signed |
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"Forest Weave (Bathers-two-cobalt)" 1982 Oil on canvas 91.5x66.0cm SOLD |
"Forest Weave (Bathers-two-cobalt)" 1982 Woodblock print Image size: 68.0×49.0cm Sheet size: 82.0×57.0cm A.P. Signed SOLD |
"An Emotion" 1959 Woodblock print Image size: 40.8×30.2cm Sheet size: 42.6×30.9cm Signed |
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"Forest Weave (Bathers-Autumn)" 1982 Woodblock print Image size: 71.0×52.0cm Sheet size: 84.5×60.0cm A.P. Signed |
"Forest Weave (Bathers-Fall)" 1982 Woodblock print Image size: 75.8×41.0cm Sheet size: 86.5×50.0cm A.P. Signed |
"Forest Weave (Spring Murmur)" 1980 Woodblock print Image size: 48.0×80.5cm Sheet size: 56.5×91.0cm A.P. Signed |
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"Forest Byobu (Fragrance)" 1981 Woodblock print Image size: 76.0×44.0cm Sheet size: 83.6×51.0cm Ed. 120 Signed |
"Forest Byobu (Fall)" 1979 Woodblock print Image size: 45.5×76.0cm Sheet size: 55.0×88.0cm A.P. Signed |
"In Blue (Large)" 1975 Woodblock print Image size: 47.7×73.6cm Sheet size: 57.0×78.8cm Ed. 30 Signed |
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"Forest Byobu (Screen B)" 1978 Woodblock print Image size: 47.0×71.0cm Sheet size: 57.0×82.0cm A.P. Signed |
"In Blue" 1973 Color woodcut Image size:7.8x11.0cm Sheet size: 20.2×25.3cm Ed.200 Signed |
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"Forest Byobu (Vermilion Blend)" 1981 Woodblock print 53.0×38.0cm A.P. Signed |
"Forest Weave (Twilight Weave A)" 1981 Woodblock print 59.5×52.7cm A.P. Signed |
"Light Mirror, Water Mirror" 1977 Woodblock print 46.3×70.8cm Ed. 50 |
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"Hermit" 1957 Woodblock print Image size: 77.1×41.0cm Frame size: 96.3×58.4cm Signed |
"Shifting Horizon" 1960 Woodblock print Image size: 31.0×41.0cm Sheet size: 37.5×53.0cm Ed. 15 Signed |
"Early Summer Rain" 1961 Woodblock print Image size: 50.5×38.cm Sheet size: 61.5×45.5cm A.P. Signed |
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"Spring Snow" 1962 Woodblock print Image size: 77.5×33.5cm Frame size: 93.6×49.8cm Signed |
"Summer Stream" 1962 Woodblock print Image size: 38.0×51.0cm Sheet size: 44.6×57.2cm Ed. 200 Signed |
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"Reflection in Rain" 1965 Woodblock print Image size: 46.0×41.0cm Sheet size: 49.5×44.0cm Signed |
"CITY LIGHTS" 1967 Woodblock print Image size: 54.0×40.0cm Sheet size: 60.0×45.5cm Signed |
"PASTORAL POEM" 1967 Woodblock print Image size: 39.3×18.1cm Sheet size: 44.8×30.6cm Signed |
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"Ruins B" 1967 Woodblock print Image size: 17.6×55.6cm Sheet size: 22.6×60.1cm Ed. 30 Signed |
"SHORT POEM" 1967 Woodblock print Image size: 55.6×17.6cm Sheet size: 60.7×22.8cm Signed |
"SHORT POEM Black & Red" 1967 Woodblock print Image size: 31.7×24.0cm Sheet size: 44.6×31.1cm Signed |
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"Time, Space-Horizontal B" 1969 Woodblock print Image size: 35.5×75.8cm Frame size: 55.5×95.5cm Ed. 30 Signed |
"In Space Pink" 1969 Woodblock print Image size: 76.0×50.5cm Sheet size: 84.0×57.0cm Signed |
"Space Landscape (C)" 1970-75 Woodblock print Image size: 76.0×51.5cm Sheet size: 79.5×58.5cm Signed |
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"TWO SPHERES IN SPACE" 1971-73 Woodblock print Image size: 76.0×52.0cm Sheet size: 86.6×59.9cm Ed. 30 Signed |
"I-V Space Tranquility" 1972 Woodblock print Image size: 70.6×53.1cm Sheet size: 82.4×61.4cm Signed |
"Space Gesture" 1972-76 Woodblock print Image size: 73.5×53.0cm Sheet size: 78.5×58.0cm Ed. 30 Signed |
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"Aretic Landscape" 1973-76 Woodblock print Image size: 76.0×53.4cm Sheet size: 83.7×61.3cm Ed. 30 Signed |
"Blue to White: Cascade" 1976-77 Woodblock print 75.8×28.5cm Ed. 30 Signed |
"Light Echo" 1977 Woodblock print 70.8×50.5cm A.P. Signed |
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"Westchester (November)" 1982 Copperplate print 15.0×10.0cm Ed. 104 Signed |
"Impromptu A" 1968 Watercolors 27.9×38.0cm Signed |
"Forest Byobu (Steps)" 1980 Copperplate print Image size: 14.3x9.3cm Sheet size: 28.4x25.0cm Signed |
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"Shrub Oak (Steps B - Black)" 1981 Copperplate print Image size: 14.5x11.8cm Sheet size: 28.3x22.8cm Signed |
"Shrub Oak (Steps B - Green)" 1981 Copperplate print Image size: 14.4x12.0cm Sheet size: 28.3x23.0cm Signed |
"Two Roses" 1982 Etching Image size: 14.0×11.0cm Sheet size: 28.3×23.0cm Signed |
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"Self Portrait with flower (A)" 1982 Copperplate print Image size: 12.6x9.0cm Sheet size: 28.9x27.8cm Signed |
"Self Portrait (D)" 1982 Copperplate print Image size: 7.6x8.0cm Sheet size: 28.4x28.8cm Signed |
"Self Portrait (E)" 1982 Copperplate print Image size: 7.5x8.5cm Sheet size: 28.7x28.2cm Signed |
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◆"Hanga Shoshi Toki-no-Wasuremono" Vol.4 Satoru Kitago/Ansei Uchima
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Inquiry formExhibitions 2024 No.366) Uchima Ansei ― Forest Byobu 5/17 - 6/1 2021 No.326) Illustrated Book - Toki-no-Wasuremono Original Prints Exhibition 1/6 - 1/23 Web Exhibition - Exhibited works and gallery views 2018 No.301) Uchima Ansei and Uchima Toshiko Exhibition 7/17 - 8/10 2015 No.266) Ansei Uchima 8/25 - 9/5
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