TOSHIHIDE, MIGITA was born in 1863 with the name Toyohiko Migita in Oitaken, Shizuoka Province and at the age of 17 moved to Tokyo to be a student of Yoshitoshi. He also studied western style painting under Shinkuro. This amazing fusion of learning culminated in a large range of woodblock scenes from classic beautiful women to some extremely advanced landscapes in the latter years of his life depicting scenes of Meiji era Japan. These scenes make him a highly desirable inclusion to any collection of Shin Hanga woodblocks. He lived until 1925. The Great Japanese Earthquake of 1924 destroyed many buildings and many people lost their lives. The fires caused by the quake also took their toll on the carved woodblocks used to print woodblock prints and many artists lost their lives' works as the fires destroyed the intricately carved solid blocks that their scenes could be printed from. Many started creating new scenes after the earthquake but the talents and skills of many artists was lost forever as they did not have the stamina or inspiration to begin again. ALL WOODBLOCK PRINTS MADE BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE WHICH HAD THE BLOCKS DESTROYED ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE SHIN HANGA STYLE, ONLY IN ITS INFANCY AT THE TIME. PLEASE VIEW OUR 20's SHIN HANGA PAGE FOR MORE EARLY, RARE SHIN HANGA WOODBLOCK ART FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS, ALL PRINTED PRIOR TO THE EARTHQUAKE THIS SELECTION OF ORIGINAL MIGITA TOSHIHIDE WOODBLOCKS WERE ALL PUBLISHED IN THE EARLY 1920s. THEY ARE A SERIES OF SCENES OF JAPAN IN THE LATE TAISHO ERA, 1913 to 1925 AND, AS WELL AS OFFERING A UNIQUE GLIMPSE OF JAPANESE LIFE AT THE TIME, THEY ARE A RARE SET OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS AS THE CARVED WOODBLOCKS USED TO PRINT THESE SCENES WERE DESTROYED IN THE QUAKE. INDIVIDUAL PRINT SIZE: 26cm x 19cm (10.2 inches x 7.5 inches) There is some minor variation in sheet sizes for individual woodblocks. INDIVIDUAL PRINT PRICE: Aust$132                      EXPORT PRICE: Aust$120 #P1404 #P1412 #P1413 #P1415 #P1420 #P1421 #P1422 #P1423 #P1424 #P1444   ALL IMAGES AND WORDS ON THIS WEB SITE ARE COPYRIGHT TO P&W WINCH AND CAN NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM SAME. ALL INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTIONS ARE OUR EXPERT OPINIONS BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE IN WOODBLOCK PRINTS.

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