Hajime Namiki – Wisteria 1

Original woodblock print, hand-signed and numbered 192/300 by the artist. First published in 2009.

A blue Wisteria against a golden background. Hajime Namiki uses this color setting more often, also for plants and trees that are not naturally blue. Here the colors are in line with those of some Wisterias, and they work as well as always in Hajime Namiki’s woodblock prints.

Image size (excluding margins): 39.8 * 13.0 cm (15.7 * 5.1 in).

The print is in excellent condition.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Hajime Namiki (b. 1947) is a modern Japanese woodblock artist. Originally trained as a sculptor, he transitioned to woodblock printing in the late 1970s. He limits himself to a small number of themes, and within those he experiments and varies a tremendous amount. Among these themes, are trees scenes (varying from dogwood to pine trees), dragons and cherry blossoms.

An overview of the woodblock prints by Hajime Namiki can be found here.

See an overview of Hajime Namiki's woodblock prints