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Japanese graphic artist Tanaka Ryōhei ( 933-2 9) created over 77 etchings during his life, finding his subjects predominantly in rural Japan. Tanaka's detailed, almost hyper-realistic etchings show the gradually disappearing farmhouses with thatched roofs, barns, and houses. But his favoured motifs also included trees and rice fields, as well as temple roofs and gardens. Japan's tradition in the making of prints dates back a long way. While woodblock prints from the 8th to early 2 th century have been the focus of numerous exhibitions and publications, much less attention has been paid to prints and etchings from the post-war period. This publication is the first German-language monographic work dedicated to the life and work of Tanaka Ryōhei, focusing on those aspects of Japanese print history that are still less familiar today. The book contains a detailed introduction to the technique of etching and presents over 5 works by the artist, inviting us to immerse ourselves in the tranquillity and harmony of the Japanese landscape. Look inside Japanese etchings from the post-war period – Tanaka Ryōhei reveals the world of Japan's disappearing landscapes First publication in German to accompany the first major retrospective exhibition in Germany Exhibition: 3 . .2 24– 3. 4.2 25, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne

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Chris van Otterloo, Studium der Japanologie, Universität Leiden Postgraduiertenstipendium, Kyoto Universität Lehre bei Tanaka Ryōhei sowie mehrjährige Mitarbeit Stipendium und Masterkurs in japanischer Malerei und Kunstgeschichte an der Kyoto Municipal Art Academy Kurator Gastkurator der Ausstellung Rembrandt's Etchings in a New Light im Machida City Museum of Graphic Art, Tokio, und dem Kawamura Memorial Kunstmuseum, Sakura, 993 europäischer Vertreter für das Hida Takayama Museum of Art zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen über japanische und europäische Künstler Van Otterloos eigene Arbeiten sind u. a. in Sammlungen des Rijksmuseums (Amsterdam), des Kunstmuseums (Den Haag), der Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney) und der National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) vertreten Chris van Otterloo, Japanese Studies, Leiden University postgraduate scholarship, Kyoto University student of Tanaka Ryōhei and several years of collaboration scholarship and master's course in Japanese painting and art history at the Kyoto Municipal Art Academy curator Guest curator of the exhibition Rembrandt's Etchings in a New Light at the Machida City Museum of Graphic Art, Tokyo, and the Kawamura Memorial Art Museum, Sakura, 993 European representative for the Hida Takayama Museum of Art numerous publications on Japanese and European artists Van Otterloo's own works are included in the collections of the Riji Museum of Art, Tokyo, and the Kawamura Memorial Art Museum, Sakura, 993. Van Otterloo's own works are represented in the collections of the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), the Kunstmuseum (The Hague), the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney) and the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra), among others.

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