Kazuyuki Ohtsu Japanese Woodblock Prints

Kazuyuki Ohtsu Japanese Woodblock Prints

The story of Kazuyuki Ohtsu (b. 1935) is one very much in the Japanese tradition. After his initial training from 1954 on at Umehara Hanga Studio in Tokyo, he worked for 40 years for the famous print maker Kiyoshi Saito, from 1958 until Saito’s death in 1997. This extremely long term relationship and incredible loyalty is hard for the Western mind to understand, as talented pupils in the West are most likely to leave the fold as soon as they have learned enough to succeed on their own.

Each print has come directly from Japan, and is in original condition on fine, high quality paper with vibrant colouring. The printing process is meticulous and time consuming, with 3 or 4 wood blocks and as many as a dozen printing stages for each print. The prints are all from limited editions and now very scarce, so we are delighted to present such a beautiful selection.