About The Artist:
Hasegawa Sadanobu
Sadanobu Hasegawa III was born in Osaka as the son of Sadanobu II. He continued his family tradition and tried to adopt the art of Japanese printmaking to the 20th century with changing tastes and changing markets for this old trade. Sadanobu III picks up old subjects of the ukiyo-e tradition like the kabuki theater, the bunraku puppet theater, beautiful young girls from Kyoto, genre scenes and events from Japan's medieval history and legends....
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About The Medium:
Woodblock
Is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. Ukiyo-e is the best-known type of Japanese woodblock art print. An earlier term for a woodcut, usually on larger, rougher pieces of wood.