Gallery tokinowasuremono[Takao HIWASAKI]

Takao HIWASAKI		Born 1941 in Kouchi, Japan. Graduated from Musashino Art School (former Musashino Art University). He participated in lectures by Umetarou AZECHI and Kiyomi KATO during the workshop held by Japan Artists Association. He returned to his homeland in 1964 and begun to learn a wood-engraving print through self-education, a style which was fading away at that time. Later on, he produced works such as "Rose in the Deeps" and "KALPA" known for their degree of perfection, using this wood engraving technique.		He has won the Japan Print Association's new face award in 1966, and the Japan Print Association award in 1967. In 1977 he joined the organisation of wood-engraving printers' asscociation "Nomi no kai (chisel association)". In 1991 he has won the grand prize for the Yamauchi Gen Award. Died at the age of 50 in 1992 due to the esophageal cancer.

♦ Hanga Shoushi "Toki no Wasuremono Vol.5 Jonas MEKAS/Takao HIWASAKI"

B4 (32.0x26.0cm)
Silk-screen Print

Edition A-A	:	15 limited editions 1 photograph and 1 silk-screen print by Jonas MEKAS 2 wood-engraving prints by Takao HIWASAKI. Total of 4 prints included
Edition A-B	:	20 limited editions 1 photograph and 1 silk-screen print by Jonas MEKAS 2 wood-engraving prints by Takao HIWASAKI. Total of 4 prints included
Edition B	:	35 limited editions 1 silk-screen print by Jonas MEKAS 2 wood-engraving prints by Takao HIWASAKI. Total of 3 prints included

Edition C

300 limited editions
1 wood-engraving print by Takao HIWASAKI included.

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Inserted in Edition A-A, A-B, and B.

"Flower of Burin"
1978
Wood-Engraving
Image size: 7.2x11.2cm
Sheet size: 24.2x30.2cm
raisonne No.384
(The Museum of Art, Kochi / The Shoto Museum of Art, Shibuya 1995)

Paper	:	Ganpi paper + Shin-torinoko paper used as a backing
Editions	:	175 copies (plus a number of A.P.) printed by Gendai Hanga Center (1974-1985). They were distributed to Center members, but later 70 undistributed copies were bought by us and inserted in Edition A and B. Inserted edition numbers are as follows; 94/175～124/175、126/175～133/175、135/175～165/175
Sign	:	Edition numbers and the printed year on the bottom left, the title "Flower of Burin" on the bottom center, artist's name (Takao Hiwasaki) signed on the bottom right with a pencil. There is also the name of Geandai Hanga Center embossed on the bottom right.
Printer	:	Kikuo Gosyo

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Inserted in Edition A-A, A-B, B and in Edition C which was published as a fascicle

"Increase"
Plate made in 1972 (Printed in 1978)
Wood-Engraving
Image size: 7.8x8.5cm
Sheet size: 16.0x15.4cm
raisonne No.337
(The Museum of Art, Kochi / The Shoto Museum of Art, Shibuya 1995)

Paper	:	Ganpi paper
Editions	:	2500 copies printed for Gendai Hanga Center's 1978 premium work. Limited numbers were printed on most of distributed/undistributed copies, but som were left blank. Stored 370 copies were bought by us and inserted in Editions A, B and C.
Sign	:	Signed on plate (Signed on bottom right, "Takao Hiwasaki")
Printer	:	Kikuo Gosyo

♦ "Takao Hiwasaki Haiku Collection" with original prints included.

Limited 300 editions
Size:18.8x18.8cm
112 pages
50 haikus and short poems, 50 illustrations, biography
text: Masayo Hiwasaki
Original wood-engraving "Flower of Steel" incuded.
SOLD

◆Takao HIWASAKI Poetry and Art Collection　 "THE GREEN FUSE" Poems／Dylan THOMAS Wood engraving／Takao HIWASAKI（collection of 10） 1982 Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200（Japanese 100、English 100） Each work signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.412～421）	From "The Green Fuse" 1 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.412）	From "The Green Fuse" 2 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.413）

From "The Green Fuse" 3 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.414）	From "The Green Fuse" 4 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.415）	From "The Green Fuse" 5 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.416）

From "The Green Fuse" 6 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.417）	From "The Green Fuse" 7 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.418）	From "The Green Fuse" 8 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.419）

From "The Green Fuse" 9 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.420）	From "The Green Fuse" 10 1982 Wood engraving Sheet size:40×29.5cm　 Limited edition of 200 Signed by brush Published／Tairiku no taiwasha （＊Raisonne No.421）

"New World" 1989 Wood-Engraving 51.7×46.1cm Ed.50 Signed （＊Raisonne No.437）	"KALPA 74" 1974 Wood-Engraving Image size: 25.5x20.0cm Ed.50 Signed	"Bird" 1973 Wood-Engraving 5.0x5.0cm Ed.50 Signed

"Portrait" 1975 Wood-Engraving 11.2x7.8cm E.P. Signed ∗ raisonne No.371	"Uchuu no Furaipan..." from series <Tamago> 1970 Wood-Engraving 13.8x16.0cm Ed.50 Signed ∗ raisonne No.320	"Clown" 1973 Wood-Engraving,Color Woodcut Image size : 27.0×33.5cm Sheet size : 39.0×50.9cm Ed.200 Signed ∗ raisonne No.352

"Night's Mosaic III" 1979 Wood-Engraving 18.7x17.9cm Ed.50 Signed	"KAOS-No.1" 1974 Wood-Engraving 33.5x26.2cm Ed.50 Signed	"Untitled" 1968 Wood-Engraving 5.5x5.0cm Ed.50 Signed

"Flower" 1972 Wood-Engraving 16.1x14.2cm Ed.50 Signed	"Sea Globe" 1980 Wood-Engraving 14.5x10.0cm Ed.500 Signed	"Tower" 1980 Wood-Engraving 14.4x10.0cm Ed.500 Signed

"Allegory" 1974 Wood-Engraving 14.7x8.9cm E.P. Signed	"Tale" 1976 Wood-Engraving 5.9x8.2cm E.P. Signed	"Increase" 1983 Wood-Engraving 9.1x7.0cm Ed.200 Signed

"The Pupil" 1974 Wood-Engraving 9.5x6.5cm Ed.50 Signed	"Drunken Ship" 1976 Wood-Engraving 4.5x10.8cm E.P. Signed	"With Bird" 1973 Wood-Engraving 5.0x4.5cm Ed.100 Signed

"KALPA-69-A" 1969 Wood-Engraving 18.7x24.8cm Ed.50 Signed SOLD	"KALPA-Night" 1972 Wood-Engraving 32.8x27.5cm Ed.50 Signed SOLD	"Figure" 1969 Wood-Engraving 14.9x9.1cm Ed.50 Signed SOLD

"Mask B" 1966 Wood-Engraving 10.2x10.2cm Ed.50 Signed ∗ raisonne No.138 SOLD	"Rose in the Deeps" 1972 Wood-Engraving Image size: 32.3x18.3cm Signed by Mrs HIWASAKI SOLD	"The Song of 5 Hundred Millions Winds" 1969 Wood-Engraving Image size: 13.3x23.5cm Signed by Mrs HIWASAKI SOLD

"KALPA-Fern" 1968 Wood-Engraving 10.0x10.6cm Ed.50 Signed ∗ raisonne No.249 SOLD	"A Fairy Tale" 1984 Wood-Engraving 7.2x13.7cm Ed.200 Signed ∗ raisonne No.426 SOLD

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Hanga Shoushi "Toki no Wasuremono Vol.5 Jonas MEKAS/Takao HIWASAKI"

Exhibitions
2006
No.132)  Wood-Engraving Works of Takao HIWASAKI  21st Jul. - 5th Aug.
2005
No.124)  The Works of Takao HIWASAKI  11th Nov. - 26th Nov.
1998
No.44)  Modern Art in Japanese space II (Folding screens and scroll paintings) / Tetsuro KOMAI, Shigeru HATSUYAMA, Yayoi KUSAMA, Rokushu MIZUFUNE, Ansei UCHIMA, Tatsuoki NAMBATA, Ay-O, Koshiro ONCHI, Hideo HAGIWARA, Gen YAMAGUCHI, Kiyoshi HASEGAWA, Yasunori TANINAKA, Gen YAMANAKA, Shousuke OSAWA, Akira KUROSAKI, Takao HIWASAKI, Josaku MAEDA, Tamiji KITAGAWA, Jasper JOHNS, Roy LICHTENSTEIN, Andy WARHOL and others  5th Jun. - 20th Jun.
1995
No.3)  Wood-Print Selection 1 / Maurice Denis, 、Jean Emile LABOUREUR, Tadashige ONO, Masatsugu YOSHIDA, Ansei UCHIMA, Arata ISOZAKI, Takao HIWASAKI and others  8th Sep. - 17th Sep.

Gallery owner's essay (Japanese)
Jonas MEKAS and Takao HIWASAKI

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