(1935 - )

Kazuyuki Ohtsu (b. 1935) served for forty years as assistant to Kiyoshi Saito, a woodblock artist at the forefront of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Instead of the division of labor relied on by Hiroshige, Hokusai, andvirtually every other Japanese printmaker who preceded them, the "creative print" artists handled every step of the production of prints themselves. They painted the original pictures, carved the woodblocks, and drew the prints. The compositions of Ohtsu often juxtapose a close-up botanical element in the foreground with series of planes of color that lead into the back ground. For subjects, he eschews modern urbanism and takes us to parks and still waters, occasionally rural villages and temples. When human figures appear, they are small and anonymous. His colors are elemental, deep, and true - expressive without drama.

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KO-W	KO-U	KO-1
Take no Natsu (Bamboo in the Summer)  $625	Fuyu Kazaru (Decorated Winter)  $625	Kanbotan(Kamakura) (Peony in Snow) $595
KO-Q	KO-K	KO-L
"Kaze kaoru" (Fragrance of Wind) $350	"Ame B" (Rain B) $380	"Ame A" (Rain A) $380
KO-6	KO-G	KO-N
Haru wo Matsu (Waiting for Spring) $595	"Rokutyu Mido" (Temole in Green) $380	Hana no Tsurugajo (Aizu Wakamatsu)" (Tsurugajo Castle in Flowers) $595
KO-9
Oze -(2) (Oze Marshland) $595