Mokuchu Urushibara  (1888-1953)

Urushibara Mokuchu had a profound influence on European color printmakers. Urushibara was born with the name of Yoshijiro. At the age of 19, Tokyo-born and raised Urushisbara travelled to London to demonstrate Japanese printmaking at the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition. He lived in England and France until 1934, teaching woodblock printmaking for many prominent artists and producing his own prints. He is a versatile printmaker. Not only his carving and refined printing skills but also he was noted for his expertise at mounting artwork and restoration. He converted image of flowers from a Chinese scroll into a print for British Museum. Furthermore, Urushibara's ability to transform the drawings and watercolour of other artists into woodblock prints apparrelled the artists themselves. His most famous collaboration was with the English artist Frank Brangwyn. Urushibara and Brangwyn worked together on a portfolio of woodblock prints called Bruges, on prints of European bridges, and several illustrated books. Urushibara returned to Japan at the start of World War II though, he kept in contact with his European friends. In 1940, he again collaborated with Brangwyn. His prints on wildlife, flowers are wellknown and were exhibited in the United States in 1945.

Some Prints by Mokuchu Urushibara   Online

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