Printmaking is a carefull and relieving pattern. They are known as an "impression". Only because each print varies, they are original all on their own. All printmakes have an element of originality, other than being a reproduction of a photograph or painting.
Yoshitoshi-Japan
Yoshitoshi was recognized as the last great master of the ukio-e (woodblock printing) & printing of his time. His original name was Owariya Yonejiro, born in the year 1839. His father was weathly. His career spanned in the final years of the Edo period and the first years of our modern Japan. Yoshitoshi became more and more concerned with the loss of many things of the traditional Japanese culture, including woodprinting. Nearly, he alone, almost managed to push Japanese woodblock print to a new level. Woodprinting in Japan effectively died with him. Yet, Yoshitoshi's reputation has grown & is now almost wrold-wide recognized as the greatest Japanese artist of his era.
Hokusai-China
Hokusai was known by over 30 names. He had created the "Thirty Six Views" and the rest of that collection is what help made his fame grow. Mostly it was "The Great Wave" and "Fuji in clear weather" that really made his fame go wild. In his lifetime he'd grown up with art. When he was six, from learning from his father, he started painting. At 12, he was send, by his father, to work in a bookshop. After that, until he was 18, he worked as a woodcarver's apprentance. Once he grew up he'd married twice. His wives sadly died young and he had to raise his 3 daughters and 2 sons. Luckily, his youngest daughter, Sakae, became an artist. At last, in 1800, he started developing further-use of ukiyo-e for other uses.
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