Iwao Akiyama

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Iwao Akiyama _765 Physician
#765 Physician , 1996
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
SOLD
Iwao Akiyama _167 - Following the Stream
#167 - Following the Stream , 1990
Woodblock Print
14 x 9 in
$750
Iwao Akiyama _177-2 Grass Grows
#177-2 Grass Grows , 1978
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$750
Iwao Akiyama _193 The Three Botsatsu
#193 The Three Botsatsu , 1978
Woodblock Print
25 x 19 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _196-1 Spanish Botsatsu
#196-1 Spanish Botsatsu , 1978
Woodblock Print
19.5 x 13 in
$500
Iwao Akiyama _196-2 Spanish Botsatsu
#196-2 Spanish Botsatsu , 1978
Woodblock Print
19.5 x 13 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _301
#296 Snow Trekking , 1992
Woodblock Print
25.5 x 18.75 in
$750
Iwao Akiyama _382 - Monk Before Mountains
#382 - Monk Before Mountains , 1992
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _395 - A Promenade
#391 - Little Owl , 1992
Woodblock Print
12 x 10.5 in
$500
Iwao Akiyama _408 Family
#408 Family , 1979
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
$800
Iwao Akiyama _416 - Gems
#416 - Gems , 1981
Woodblock Print
19.5 x 12.5 in
$800
Iwao Akiyama _423 - Cute Little Boys
#423 - Cute Little Boys , 1988
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
$750
Iwao Akiyama _435 - Whispers in the Forest
#435 - Whispers in the Forest , 1979
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _444 I_m waiting
#444 I'm waiting , 1983
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$550
Iwao Akiyama _461 - Happy Bareback Horse
#461 - Happy Bareback Horse , 1977
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _477 - Lazy Cat
#477 - Lazy Cat , 1981
Woodblock Print
17 x 22 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _482 - Ox and Sun
#482 - Ox and Sun , 1981
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$550
Iwao Akiyama _519 - Bird Call
#519 - Bird Call , 1981
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _522 - Evening View
#522 - Evening View , 1982
Woodblock Print
18.5 x 13 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _545 Grace
#545 Grace , 1990
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _556 Guardian Spirit
#556 Guardian Spirit , 1972
Woodblock Print
23 x 18 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _55 Dreaming of Home
#55 Dreaming of Home , 1979
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _661 - The King
#661 - The King , 1993
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _686-100 Tricolor Cats
#686-100 Tricolor Cats , 1994
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,100
Iwao Akiyama _686-24 - Yes_ I_m Concentrating
#686-24 - Yes, I'm Concentrating , 1994
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
$600
Iwao Akiyama _686-25 Rival in love
#686-25 Rival in love
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _686-27 - She is Calling Me
#686-27 - She is Calling Me , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$600
Iwao Akiyama _686-38 - Spring is Here
#686-38 - Spring is Here , 1994
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _686-91 - Close to Mom
#686-91 - Close to Mom , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _691 A Whispered Talk
#691 A Whispered Talk
Woodblock Print
$850
Iwao Akiyama Can you bite my tail_
#692 Can you bite my tail? , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _694 - Nobusi
#694 - Nobusi , 1994
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _706 Prepared for takeoff
#706 Prepared for takeoff , 1996
Woodblock Print
23 x 18 in
$950
Iwao Akiyama _708 Picking the Last One
#708 - Picking the Last One , 1996
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _713 - Brilliant Sun
#713 - Brilliant Sun , 1995
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _717 Thinking of You
#717 Thinking of You
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _722 - Persimmon Tree
#722 - Magical Persimmon Tree , 1996
Woodblock Print
10 x 12 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _731 - Cicada
#731 - Surprised Little Owl , 1996
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _733 Hi there! I am hungry
#733 - Hi there! I am hungry , 1996
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _736 - The Sun_s Glare
#736 - The Sun's Glare , 1996
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _810 Moonviewing
#810 Moon Viewing , 1998
Woodblock Print
9 x 8 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _814 - Family
#814 - Happy Family , 1998
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _837 - Relaxing
#837 - Relaxing , 1999
Woodblock Print
23.75 x 12 in
$850
Iwao Akiyama _840 Brothers
#840 Siblings , 1999
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$550
Iwao Akiyama _843 - Ripened Persimmon
#843 - Ripened Persimmon , 1999
Woodblock Print
12.5 x 10 in
$650
Iwao Akiyama _844 On Stage
#844 On Stage , 1999
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$750
Iwao Akiyama _848 - God of Wind
#848 - God of Wind , 2000
Woodblock Print
12 x 29 in
$550
Iwao Akiyama _ 851 Such a Nice Day
#851 Such a Nice Day , 2000
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
$650
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Iwao Akiyama

Iwao Akiyama

Iwao Akiyama Biography

Iwao Akiyama born March 21, in 1921 in a small village in Oita prefecture. At the age of 8 he received drawing lessons by a Buddhist monk, later graduating from the school of Taiheiyogakai in 1956. Trained in oil painting, the young artist turned to woodblock printmaking when he met Shiko Munakata. Akiyama studied with him from 1959 to 1965. The influence of his master on his style is evident.

 The artist is famous for creating woodcut images of both animals and human figures, usually rendered in a somewhat whimsical and naive-seeming fashion. Another hallmark is the use of relatively coarse folk-papers which reveal bits of brown bark from the mulberry bush.

Often, Akiyama evokes innocence and playfulness in his designs, giving an owl or other animals human attributes. Some prints will incorporate philosophical haiku poems. Taneda Santoka (1882-1940) was a revered itinerant Zen Buddhist monk, whose work is often included in Akiyama's prints. One might see the calligraphy of these poems boldly presented with a lonely priest climbing a hill, a humorous bull, or a pensive nude maiden

 

 

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