Iwao Akiyama

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Iwao Akiyama _55 - Dreaming of Home
#55 - Dreaming of Home , 1979
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _582 Hibuse Kannon
#582 Hibuse Kannon , 1976
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _63 Fall is coming and I am happy
#63 Fall is coming and I am happy , 1979
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _63 - Fall is Coming and I am Happy
#63 - Fall is Coming and I am Happy , 1979
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _680 - Sky is Falling
#680 - Sky is Falling , 1993
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-04 - Cringing Kitty
#686-04 - Cringing Kitty , 1994
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686.16 We Tease You
#686-16 We Tease You , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-18 - In A Hurry
#686-18 - In A Hurry , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686.19 Assasin
#686-19 Assasin , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-25 - Rival in Love
#686-25 - Rival in Love , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-26 - Patience
#686-26 - Patience , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-30 - Close to Mom
#686-30 - Close to Mom , 1994
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-77 Cool Cats
#686-77 Cool Cats , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-77 Cool Cats
#686-77 Cool Cats
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-79 - Black Kitten
#686-79 - Black Kitten , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-80 I am happy
#686-80 I am happy
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-80 I am happy
#686-80 I am happy , 1994
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-87 - Who_s Back There
#686-87 - Who's Back There , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _686-89 - The Competitor
#686-89 - The Competitor , 2002
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama Three Cats
#686-99 Colorful Cats , 1994
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama _691 A Wishpered Talk
#691 - A Whispered Talk , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama _692 Can You Bite My Tail
#692 Can You Bite My Tail , 1994
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama _697 - Tough Guy
#697 - Tough Guy , 1994
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
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Iwao Akiyama _706 - Prepared for Take-Off
#706 - Prepared for Take-Off , 1996
Woodblock Print
14 x 17 in
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Iwao Akiyama _707 - In the Shade of A Tree
#707 - In the Shade of A Tree , 1996
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama _715 - Snow Over Mt. Fuji
#715 - Snow Over Mt. Fuji , 1995
Woodblock Print
8.25 x 6.25 in
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Iwao Akiyama _717 - Thinking of You
#717 - Thinking of You , 1995
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _772 - Autumn Clouds
#772 - Autumn Clouds , 1997
Woodblock Print
16 x 11.75 in
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Iwao Akiyama _794 - Confrontation
#794 - Confrontation , 1997
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama _806 - Seven Wise Men
#806 - Seven Wise Men , 1997
Woodblock Print
24 x 36 in
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Iwao Akiyama _810 - Moon Viewing
#810 - Moon Viewing , 1998
Woodblock Print
9 x 8 in
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Iwao Akiyama _823 Little Owl
#823 Little Owl
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _823 - Little Owl
#823 - Little Owl , 1998
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _844 - On Stage
#844 - On Stage , 1999
Woodblock Print
16 x 11 in
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Iwao Akiyama _850 - Four Kings
#850 - Four Kings , 2000
Woodblock Print
11 x 15.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama _858 - Philosopher
#858 - Philosopher , 2000
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama _876 - The Lover is Not Coming
#876 - The Lover is Not Coming , 2000
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _894 - Nice to Be Together
#894 - Nice to Be Together , 2001
Woodblock Print
5 x 6.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama _399 Friends
#895 Friends , 1986
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _399 Friends
#895 Friends , 2001
Woodblock Print
9.25 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _929 Forest Children
#929 Forest Children , 2002
Woodblock Print
7.75 x 19.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama _934 - Who Are You
#934 - Who Are You , 2000
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Looking at You
#935 Looking at You , 2002
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _939 - My Walkway
#939 - My Walkway , 2002
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _940 - Nanika
#940 - Nanika , 2002
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _941 Playful Cat
#941 Playful Cat
Woodblock Print
9 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama _944 - Moonlit Night
#944 - Moonlit Night , 2002
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _945 - My Name is Taro
#945 - My Name is Taro , 2002
Woodblock Print
12 x 9 in
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Iwao Akiyama _953 - Suppertime
#953 - Suppertime , 2002
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
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Iwao Akiyama Baby-Terminator
Baby-Terminator , 1976
Woodblock Print
9.5 x 8 in
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Iwao Akiyama Beauty
Beauty , 2004
Painting
6.25 x 4.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama Beauty
Beauty (unknown) , 1972
Woodblock Print
8 x 7.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama Colorful Crow
Colorful Crow , 1980
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Principal , 2002
Painting
10.5 x 7.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama Fall is coming and I am happy
Fall is Coming and I am happy
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Monk in the Snow
Nice to be together , 2002
Painting
7.5 x 10.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama Nude
Nude , 1977
Woodblock Print
12 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Poetic Owl
Poetic Owl , 1997
Woodblock Print
14 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Reclining Nude
Reclining Nude , 1974
Woodblock Print
17 x 7.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama The Legend
The Legend , 1972
Woodblock Print
24 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Two Little Owls
Two Little Owls , 1997
Woodblock Print
16 x 12 in
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Iwao Akiyama Woman with Owl
Woman with Owl , 1981
Woodblock Print
16.5 x 12.5 in
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Iwao Akiyama Yellow Trail
Yellow Trail , 1981
Woodblock Print
11 x 11 in
SOLD
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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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