Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (image) 14 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2006 Edition: of 25
Medium: Mezzotint on BFK Rives Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches (image) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2006 Edition: of 25
Seiichi Hiroshima
Iwana - Nakatsugawa (Char - a River in Central Honshu)
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 12 inches (plate) 11 1/2 x 15 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Edition: of 25
Recommended by Rebecca (Gallery Manager): "I have always appreciated how Hiroshima can capture the personalities and unique characters of his animals. In this piece, the bright eyes and open mouth of the fish make it seem alive and alert. The artist is also excellent with the color mezzotint technique. Here the dark blues and reds of the water tells the viewer that the fish is swimming deep in the river. The color gradients in the water and the fish's belly are incredibly smooth and natural."
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 4 x 8 inches (plate) 10 x 11 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2012 Edition: of 25
Medium: Oil pastel drawing and oil painting on handmade Lokuta paper Dimensions: 13 x 18 inches (image / sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2015
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 3 x 3 3/4 inches (image) 10 x 11 1/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2010 Edition: of 25
Medium: Oil painting on handmade Mitsumata paper Dimensions: 13 x 18 inches (image / sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2016
Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator):
Lately, I have been reflecting on art's place in the face of tragedy, of war, and of suffering. This piece, 'For Fukushima - Hannya-shingyo II', has always struck me visually, but it has captured my mind especially in this context. Hiroshima beautifully understands art as remembrance, art as witness, art as prayer. The artist's hands are felt in the texture of the handmade paper, in each layer of color applied, in each stroke of calligraphy. The language speaks of wisdom and in deep red, it is powerful but not forceful. The mountains are dark but they touch a bright sky. This piece naturally inspires honest reflection.
Medium: Oil painting on handmade Lokuta paper Dimensions: 13 x 18 inches (image / sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2016
Medium: Oil painting on handmade Mitsumata paper Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches (image / sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2012
Medium: Oil painting on handmade Lokuta Paper Dimensions: 13 x 17 3/4 inches (image / sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2015
Medium: Oil painting on handmade Kozo Paper Dimensions: 14 x 10 inches (image / sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2016
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 4 inches (image) 10 x 11 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2010 Edition: of 25
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 3 x 9 1/4 inches (image) 7 1/2 x 15 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2007 Edition: of 25
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (plate) 11 1/2 x 10 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2010 Edition: of 25
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches (image) 7 1/2 x 10 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2013 Edition: of 25
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 5 x 6 inches (image) 9 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2018 Edition: of 25
Medium: Hand-colored mezzotint Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 12 inches (image) 10 x 16 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2017 Edition: of 5
Medium: Hand-colored mezzotint Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 12 inches (image) 10 x 15 3/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2017 Edition: of 5
Medium: Hand-colored mezzotint Dimensions: 4 x 12 1/4 inches (image) 10 x 15 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2017 Edition: of 5
Seiichi Hiroshima
Akatombo (Red Dragonflies)/Summer of '85 Sugadaira
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 8 x 1 1/2 inches (image) 15 x 7 1/2 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1950 Date finished: 2006 Edition: of 25
Medium: Mezzotint and chine-collé Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (image) 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1985 Date finished: 2016 Edition: of 20 Condition: Slight bend in upper right corner of sheet, crease/indentation in top left of sheet.
Medium: Mezzotint with chine-collé Dimensions: 7 x 6 inches (image) 14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1985 Date finished: 2018 Edition: of 20
Medium: Mezzotint Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (image) 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1985 Date finished: 2020 Edition: of 30
Medium: Mezzotint with chine-collé Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (Plate) 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (Sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1985 Date finished: 2014 Edition: of 10
Medium: Mezzotint and chine-collé Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 11 inches (image) Signature: Signed Artist details: Japanese, 1985 Edition: of 15
Recommended by Paige: (Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator)
This piece merges impeccable technique with expression of a feeling. The hands are beautifully detailed and blur upward to ambiguous peaks where the peoples' faces and bodies should be. I can see it is as reminder to not be too still, too settled, or risk becoming a bystander that forms the background of life.
