Japan Creative Print Association

Japanese: 日本創作版画協会 - にほんそうさくはんがきょうかい

An art group founded in 1918 by Yamamoto Tei, Oda Kazuma, Tobari Kogan, Terasaki Takeo, and others. Traditionally, the production of ukiyo-e was usually divided among painters, carvers, and printers, and even in the Meiji era, Kobayashi Kiyochika, Hashiguchi Goyo, and others followed this method, but from the end of the Meiji era, so-called creative prints were produced, in which one artist carried out all the processes. In particular, the magazine "Hosun," launched in 1907 by Ishii Hakutei, Morita Tsunetomo, and Yamamoto Tei, greatly promoted the trend toward creative print production. The Japan Creative Print Association held its first exhibition the year after its founding, and eight exhibitions were held by 1928, and in 1931 it was merged with the Western Style Print Association to become the Japan Print Association.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1918年山本鼎，織田一磨，戸張孤雁，寺崎武男らによって結成された美術団体。従来，浮世絵の制作は画師と彫師と摺師の分業が通常であり，明治になっても小林清親，橋口五葉らはその方法に従ったが，明治末からすべての工程を一人の作家が行う，いわゆる創作版画がつくられるようになった。ことに1907年石井柏亭，森田恒友，山本鼎が創刊した雑誌《方寸》は創作版画制作の風を大いに助長した。日本創作版画協会は結成の翌年の第1回展から28年までに8回の展覧会を開き，31年に洋風版画会を合わせて日本版画協会に改まった。

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